Epsom, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Epsom during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EpsomUK
    2014165150,722
    2013179134,802
    % change-7.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014555555
    New companies in 2013575072
    % change-3.5%10.0%-23.6%
    Record Year2013 (57)2007 (65)2012 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EpsomUK
    201410082,370
    201312477,914
    % change-19.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014313039
    Closed companies in 2013503836
    % change-38.0%-21.1%8%
    Record Year2013 (50)2013 (38)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 65 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EpsomUK
    20146568,352
    20135556,888
    Record Year 2007 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014242516
    Net growth in 201371236
    Record Year1995 (26)2007 (45)2012 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Epsom formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Epsom
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-9.7%1.6%-36.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 2008 when 41.2% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Epsom in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.40%CONSULTING5.22%
    ATLANTIC1.78%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.33%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES1.24%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%LONDON1.88%
    HOUSE0.89%ENGINEERING1.86%
    KM0.89%CARE1.79%
    KP0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.80%DESIGN1.75%
    LONDON0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.71%BUSINESS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.71%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARE0.71%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SURREY0.62%GLOBAL1.58%
    EPSOM0.62%J1.48%
    HOME0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    INVEST0.53%IT1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    K0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    CARS0.44%M1.21%
    CO0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRADING0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied320280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7437,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4756,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4727,750
    70100 - Activities of head offices294,019
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,491
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation204,866
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate205,920
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate179,284
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,155
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    98000 - Residents property management154,832
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    86900 - Other human health activities1210,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920928 GRAVITAS PEOPLE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922584 D & G PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08925183 PRISTINE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & DESIGN LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08932243 NICHOLAS BOND & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936935 JMK (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08943563 ARBITRATION LAW LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945451 HORACE TRAPS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08955869 IMAGINE PRECAST CONCRETE FENCING LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08964603 FH PERFORMANCE LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08918750 ASCENT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921070 SURREY CARS EPSOM LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08928722 EDC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08931817 HOMESTAY DIRECT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932109 LINDA LODGE LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08938739 LOTUS HOMES (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08955345 HUNTER SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08921865 THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08927078 MAGIC MOMENTS MONTAGE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08932199 BIG KAT ROOFING LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08933336 H J MALIK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934568 DESTINATION ROYALE LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937249 DISPATCH CARS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08940771 TOLWORTH CARS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942195 GS ALTERATIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08968936 RADOSLAW BIEGUNIAK LTD 31 Mar 2014