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

  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 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)GuildfordUK
    2010199105,137
    200917291,034
    % change15.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (240) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010536482
    New companies in 2009585361
    % change-8.6%20.8%34.4%
    Record Year2007 (67)2008 (85)2003 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    201022082,677
    2009186108,060
    % change18.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010507694
    Closed companies in 20093837111
    % change31.6%105.4%-15%
    Record Year2010 (50)2010 (76)2009 (111)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    2010-2122,460
    2009-14-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20103-12-12
    Net growth in 20092016-50
    Record Year2004 (34)2007 (56)2008 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.2%3.4%11.7%
    Record Year1960 (1.0%)1960 (0.8%)1960 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.57%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.83%CONSULTING4.60%
    RESIDENTS1.41%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES1.16%PROPERTY2.50%
    MEDIA0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    GUILDFORD0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    HOUSE0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ROAD0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUSINESS0.66%ENGINEERING1.54%
    TRADING0.66%J1.48%
    SURREY0.58%LONDON1.45%
    FOR0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PLACE0.58%GROUP1.37%
    PARTNERS0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    DESIGN0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.50%CARE1.33%
    FINANCIAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.50%M1.28%
    HOME0.41%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HOLDINGS0.41%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied404228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11074,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6117,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4826,974
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply429,659
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3914,007
    9999 - Dormant Company3319,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities329,943
    99999 - Dormant Company2513,808
    98000 - Residents property management233,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified228,154
    7499 - Non-trading company2215,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities2210,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate185,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,340
    62012 - Business and domestic software development162,646
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,143
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    9800 - Residents Property Management152,185

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169380 SPINE BACK RACK LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07167949 ORIEL TS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166455 RARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07166258 STEVE MIDDLETON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07161065 LANSDEL ENGINEERING LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159117 CLARE & COMPANY LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159114 THE UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158382 LIVING IN LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157801 DRIVEN DATA LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07152333 R & W CAFEXPRESS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07147981 MEADOW VIEW (ONGAR) RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07143218 ITC SPACE LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07141695 EDAN CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07141569 COMITA LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07171309 APPLIANCES FOR HOME LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07165800 COBALT CONKER LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07155470 VICTORY PEST CONTROL LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07143284 KENNEDY ACTUARIAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07166158 VS4B (ACCOUNTING) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164248 PARWOOD EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07155946 FAIRLANDS DENTAL CENTRE LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07144272 NAPTONE LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143155 BIOSAUCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07168222 CDS DATA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166201 WINTERSHALL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010