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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
    07930899 STEYNBERG & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933674 BLUE PEAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07942641 SPRAY CHROME SOLUTIONS LTD. 09 Feb 2012
    07942789 ASTRACHROME LTD. 09 Feb 2012
    07942989 GTP-BAU GMBH LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07946427 MTHERAPY NETWORK LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07950341 SKCS CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07950563 ZOGGFILMS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07959961 WILLIAM W & CO LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962460 PETS LUV YOU LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962923 PETS LOVE YOU LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07969313 POODLES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC371940 HAMPTON AND HAMPTON ENTERPRISES LLP 01 Feb 2012
    07930742 OKRA INDIAN RESTAURANT LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07935015 ANDREW HILLIER CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07935394 RAE-ANNE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936645 FIGHTING FORCE LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07964016 THE PENNY MEN LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07935427 IKREATE LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07935654 ALUMNUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07938316 MACKENZIE FIGURINES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07947509 CJL BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07952864 GEOTECK LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07953718 SPANNERS WITH MANNERS LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07958235 DOWNING STREET RECORDS LTD 21 Feb 2012