Guildford, Surrey
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 207 companies were registered in Guildford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Guildford UK 2010 207 101,492 2009 190 94,671 % change 8.9% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (216) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 55 71 81 New companies in 2009 59 55 76 % change -6.8% 29.1% 6.6% Record Year 2007 (77) 2010 (71) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 157 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Guildford UK 2010 157 87,705 2009 210 159,401 % change -25.2% -45.0% Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 43 73 41 Closed companies in 2009 48 59 103 % change -10.4% 23.7% -60% Record Year 2002 (59) 2008 (162) 2009 (103)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Guildford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 50 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Guildford UK 2010 50 13,787 2009 -20 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 12 -2 40 Net growth in 2009 11 -4 -27 Record Year 2008 (43) 2003 (40) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Guildford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.3% 17.1% 2.2% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1969 (0.7%) 1966 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Guildford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.02% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.07% CONSULTING 4.99% ASSOCIATES 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.12% RESIDENTS 1.03% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.95% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTY 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% INVESTMENTS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% SURREY 0.71% MEDIA 1.75% GUILDFORD 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.56% LONDON 1.59% TELECOM 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% PARTNERS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CAPITAL 0.56% CARE 1.44% STREET 0.56% J 1.44% ROAD 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HOLDINGS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.42% MEDIA 0.56% IT 1.35% PLACE 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% MARKETING 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTIES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.48% M 1.28% MOTION 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.26% GROUP 0.40% S 1.24%
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 382 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 111 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 56 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 13,161 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 8,183 9999 - Dormant Company 36 21,484 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 8,967 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 24 13,408 98000 - Residents property management 23 3,273 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 8,292 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,767 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 6,460 74990 - Non-trading company 16 7,649 7011 - Development & sell real estate 16 3,743 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 2,548 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 5,716 9800 - Residents Property Management 13 1,908
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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