Epsom, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Epsom during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EpsomUK
    2015186161,156
    2014165150,722
    % change12.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (186) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015566268
    New companies in 2014555555
    % change1.8%12.7%23.6%
    Record Year2013 (57)2007 (65)2012 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EpsomUK
    201511989,523
    201410082,370
    % change19.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015265241
    Closed companies in 2014313039
    % change-16.1%73.3%5%
    Record Year2013 (50)2015 (52)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EpsomUK
    20156771,633
    20146568,352
    Record Year 2007 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015301027
    Net growth in 2014242516
    Record Year2015 (30)2007 (45)2012 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Epsom formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Epsom
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-0.2%3.9%12.6%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    25.8% of all director appointments in Epsom in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.38%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PRIME1.31%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    FUSION1.31%PROPERTY2.72%
    SURREY1.15%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CARE2.13%
    BUILDING0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE0.82%LONDON1.91%
    LONDON0.82%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%DESIGN1.65%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HOMES0.66%CO.,1.58%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.66%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PROPERTY0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    KPL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HEALTHCARE0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    EPSOM0.58%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    R0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    KMD0.58%BUILDING1.31%
    D0.49%IT1.30%
    J0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    GLOBAL0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied316288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9543,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4558,522
    99999 - Dormant Company4149,474
    70100 - Activities of head offices314,223
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2929,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings227,797
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2111,600
    86900 - Other human health activities1913,990
    41100 - Development of building projects1711,863
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,331
    74100 - specialised design activities164,892
    74990 - Non-trading company1513,794
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate147,450
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing126,052
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,682

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09376356 DOMMAN IT LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09383527 D A EDWARDS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09395605 DAISY MAYLAND LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397379 UNSEEN INK LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09399574 S BROADBENT LTD. 21 Jan 2015
    09401407 SMG CONTRACTORS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09372577 DODI KAZMA LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09376675 SJ MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09382559 R ACLAND LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09388730 VICTORIA'S HYPNOTHERAPY LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09397484 CALSURV LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397571 POULTERS SHELLFISH LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09402095 CEREAL CAFE LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09406914 DOWNSLEIGH ESTATES LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09414877 SMART SASH LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09372181 TRAVEL AND CARE SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09375276 SMPIRE LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09378326 FOREST FINANCIAL MODELLING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09379169 PAYA EPSOM LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09385060 1ST PHOTO LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09405632 MIK1 LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09408520 AYRA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409409 SPRUCE INSIGHTS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410660 ZAHID CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412328 KIDS FIRST SPORTS COACHING LTD. 29 Jan 2015