Epsom, Surrey

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 196 companies were registered in Epsom during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EpsomUK
    2014196143,414
    2013169132,684
    % change16.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (196) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014736558
    New companies in 2013605752
    % change21.7%14.0%11.5%
    Record Year2014 (73)2014 (65)2009 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EpsomUK
    2014124101,670
    201310386,170
    % change20.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (124) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014414043
    Closed companies in 2013413230
    % change0.0%25.0%43%
    Record Year2013 (41)2008 (63)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)EpsomUK
    20147241,744
    20136646,514
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014322515
    Net growth in 2013192522
    Record Year2012 (32)2007 (29)2006 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Epsom
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change10.6%8.7%2.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 2008 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Epsom in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    FUSION1.33%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PRIME1.33%PROPERTY2.62%
    LONDON1.08%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUILDING1.00%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.83%CARE1.94%
    INVESTMENTS0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DESIGN0.75%DESIGN1.70%
    GLOBAL0.67%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SURREY0.67%BUSINESS1.62%
    CARE0.58%J1.53%
    HOMES0.58%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    KMD0.58%GLOBAL1.51%
    INVEST0.58%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    KPL0.58%MEDIA1.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%CO.,1.36%
    MEDIA0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    YOUR0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTY0.50%IT1.30%
    EPSOM0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5429,313
    99999 - Dormant Company4948,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4657,264
    70100 - Activities of head offices314,108
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2728,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2210,361
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation215,083
    41100 - Development of building projects2010,604
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,501
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings197,151
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate186,595
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,006
    86900 - Other human health activities1511,807
    74100 - specialised design activities124,681
    43210 - Electrical installation125,922
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,401
    98000 - Residents property management115,047

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157614 DIVEPRO LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162332 FAV SOFTWARE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09179131 HOMEAWARE LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09183735 PRIMERA INVEST LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09187723 DNWP LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09162907 QUIRICO ESTATES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09172780 ALCHEMY ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD. 12 Aug 2014
    09173559 MPOWER1 INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09173777 CRYSTALSCOPE LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09176083 SR CARELIFE LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09179481 ASKLEPIAN HEALTHCARE LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180915 T-TIME PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09183217 JELLEY FARMING LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09195977 SIXTY DEGREES EAST LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09156890 CAFE COLONIAL SERRANO LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09159773 NEOPHEONIX FASHION LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    OC394675 BLACK SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 06 Aug 2014
    09168608 KATH'S KIDS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09168800 CAUTELA RISK CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170699 THE HEADSHOP LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09175890 CITY AND SURREY LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09179794 VITAL HEALTHCARE KITS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09179924 STRAIGHT EIGHT MUSIC LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180933 IMRAN 71 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09190792 OUT OF ORDINARY MEDIA LTD 28 Aug 2014