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Epsom, Surrey

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Epsom when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Epsom when compared to any month in history.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Epsom during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EpsomUK
    2012173131,491
    2011153116,391
    % change13.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Epsom when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012514478
    New companies in 2011455256
    % change13.3%-15.4%39.3%
    Record Year2012 (51)2007 (65)2012 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EpsomUK
    20128167,576
    201110290,987
    % change-20.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012352422
    Closed companies in 2011393330
    % change-10.3%-27.3%-27%
    Record Year2011 (39)2010 (36)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EpsomUK
    20129263,915
    20115125,404
    Record Year 2007 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Epsom when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012162056
    Net growth in 201161926
    Record Year2010 (20)2007 (45)2012 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Epsom formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Epsom
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.9%-27.6%30.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1961 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.5% of all director appointments in Epsom in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.90%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.74%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSTRUCTION1.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    GMBH1.06%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUILDING0.97%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    EPSOM0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.77%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRADING0.77%BUSINESS1.73%
    BONDCARE0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    HOMES0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    T0.58%LONDON1.66%
    PLUMBING0.58%J1.54%
    STREET0.58%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%GLOBAL1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%IT1.40%
    S0.58%CARE1.34%
    INVESTMENT0.58%PROPERTIES1.31%
    REAL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ESTATE0.48%M1.27%
    SPORTS0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    CO0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%S1.20%
    PARTNERS0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied228216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4235,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2118,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,637
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    43210 - Electrical installation123,573
    86900 - Other human health activities125,066
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,154
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation112,693
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings103,052
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895509 EXETOR UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896176 MCOR CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07900315 DAD FURNITURE LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07902094 HUB AGENCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07907821 EWELL MANOR CARS LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07910707 BANSTEAD BUNNIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914293 JLL INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07924806 SOUTHERN INVESTMENTS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07926288 CBS CAR BUSINESS SERVICE LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07896682 DEAN BOWEN ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07906531 AIRPORT LOYALTY GROUP LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07907642 IMIN4U LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07916610 DCS ORGANISATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07920158 M D JEFFRIES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07920519 JJI SPORTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07924985 60 DOWNS ROAD LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07927928 CHERISHED IMPRINTS LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07928916 SUPER NOVA INTERNATIONAL RACING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07930236 CELTWARE LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07894699 KGB PRODUCTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07906001 VENDA & CAFE BRAZIL LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07913484 P WILCOX BRICKWORK SPECIALISTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07920711 JETT ELECTRICAL LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922942 CADOGAN WILSON CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07926060 MEGSTAR LTD 27 Jan 2012