Guildford, Surrey
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 199 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Guildford UK 2010 199 105,137 2009 172 91,034 % change 15.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (240) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 53 64 82 New companies in 2009 58 53 61 % change -8.6% 20.8% 34.4% Record Year 2007 (67) 2008 (85) 2003 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 220 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Guildford UK 2010 220 82,677 2009 186 108,060 % change 18.3% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 50 76 94 Closed companies in 2009 38 37 111 % change 31.6% 105.4% -15% Record Year 2010 (50) 2010 (76) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -21 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Guildford UK 2010 -21 22,460 2009 -14 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 3 -12 -12 Net growth in 2009 20 16 -50 Record Year 2004 (34) 2007 (56) 2008 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Guildford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.2% 3.4% 11.7% Record Year 1960 (1.0%) 1960 (0.8%) 1960 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.57% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.83% CONSULTING 4.60% RESIDENTS 1.41% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ASSOCIATES 1.16% PROPERTY 2.50% MEDIA 0.83% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.83% TRADING 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% GUILDFORD 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% HOUSE 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% INVESTMENTS 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ROAD 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.54% TRADING 0.66% J 1.48% SURREY 0.58% LONDON 1.45% FOR 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PLACE 0.58% GROUP 1.37% PARTNERS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% DESIGN 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% R 0.50% CARE 1.33% FINANCIAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HEALTHCARE 0.50% M 1.28% HOME 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.25% HOLDINGS 0.41% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 404 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 110 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 61 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 42 9,659 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 33 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 9,943 99999 - Dormant Company 25 13,808 98000 - Residents property management 23 3,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 22 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 10,331 7011 - Development & sell real estate 18 5,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,340 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 2,646 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,149 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,038 9800 - Residents Property Management 15 2,185
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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