Epsom, Surrey

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Epsom during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EpsomUK
    2012149118,868
    2011123114,512
    % change21.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (149) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012623255
    New companies in 2011354246
    % change77.1%-23.8%19.6%
    Record Year2012 (62)2007 (43)2009 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EpsomUK
    20129474,772
    20118672,230
    % change9.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012303430
    Closed companies in 2011312827
    % change-3.2%21.4%11%
    Record Year2011 (31)2008 (63)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)EpsomUK
    20125544,096
    20113742,282
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201232-225
    Net growth in 201141419
    Record Year2012 (32)2007 (29)2006 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Epsom
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change59.0%-23.2%18.3%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    32.0% of all director appointments in Epsom in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.19%CONSULTING5.05%
    GMBH1.91%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.81%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PARTNERS0.95%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.95%TRADING2.08%
    PLUMBING0.86%DESIGN1.87%
    ATLANTIC0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    LONDON0.67%LONDON1.67%
    STREET0.67%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    HEATING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUILDING0.57%IT1.43%
    CO0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SPORTS0.57%CARE1.32%
    T0.57%M1.27%
    PROPERTIES0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    MBH0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BROWN0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.48%S1.17%
    S0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied371331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4333,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy178,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    43210 - Electrical installation133,387
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings123,086
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,607
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    86210 - General medical practice activities92,544
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate93,003

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164952 PARWOOD LTD. 01 Aug 2012
    08172710 MOTCOMB & CO. LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173157 MBUTT SERVICE- UND HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT MBH LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08173901 WARM AND WINDY LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08182861 FJ PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182866 MCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08194138 ALPHA PLAN BAU ZERNSDORF GMBH LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195042 BLUE MOON PUBLISHING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08197534 PZEPHIR LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08172105 ELECT CLEANING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173110 TREACLE OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08179885 DEATON BUILDING SERVICES LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08187291 BRIGHTWATER BREWERY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188054 19 OLD COURT HOUSE LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188527 CKD PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189525 MANTHORPE GRINT PROPERTY PARTNERS NO2 LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195487 HYLANDS MEDICAL LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197214 BAU DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08164751 MY COMPLETE BODY LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08170064 SPRINGER COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08188057 N I VENTURES LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188209 IVAN HURST CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08193052 GREGORY HEATING AND PLUMBING LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08194155 JAC CONTRACTING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196237 GOLDREECH CORPORATION LIMITED 30 Aug 2012