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

  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 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)GuildfordUK
    2010207101,492
    200919094,671
    % change8.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (216) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010557181
    New companies in 2009595576
    % change-6.8%29.1%6.6%
    Record Year2007 (77)2010 (71)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    201015787,705
    2009210159,401
    % change-25.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010437341
    Closed companies in 20094859103
    % change-10.4%23.7%-60%
    Record Year2002 (59)2008 (162)2009 (103)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    20105013,787
    2009-20-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-240
    Net growth in 200911-4-27
    Record Year2008 (43)2003 (40)2002 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.3%17.1%2.2%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1969 (0.7%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.02%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.07%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.27%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    RESIDENTS1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    SURREY0.71%MEDIA1.75%
    GUILDFORD0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.56%LONDON1.59%
    TELECOM0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PARTNERS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CAPITAL0.56%CARE1.44%
    STREET0.56%J1.44%
    ROAD0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    MEDIA0.56%IT1.35%
    PLACE0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKETING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    R0.48%M1.28%
    MOTION0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GROUP0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied382202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11169,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5614,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5125,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3913,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply388,183
    9999 - Dormant Company3621,484
    7260 - Other computer related activities268,967
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    98000 - Residents property management233,273
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities238,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified217,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified206,460
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate163,743
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    62012 - Business and domestic software development142,548
    62090 - Other information technology service activities145,716
    9800 - Residents Property Management131,908

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393102 ROSEWOOD (ASCOT) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391199 DOUBLE AITCH LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07384632 MILLGEM RESOURCES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382985 LIVE IN SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379222 NINE PARK STREET LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07379202 ELEVEN PARK STREET LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07379000 INDEPENDENT GEOPHYSICAL CONSULTANT LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07377701 TURNSTONE RA LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374557 TACITY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373514 STRAY GREY LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372927 SYDNEY CHARLES UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07378317 TIL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07362776 CORINTH CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07373901 BACCHUS EVENTS LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07371317 LAWFORD GREENWAY LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07386008 WDFK LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381379 HAKKAN LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07378894 SURREY EXECUTIVE SEARCH LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07376732 UK EXECUTIVE SEARCH LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07393492 BOYA LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07379753 CAPE WINE CELLARS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07370808 OML CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370454 RETIREMENT PEOPLE LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07367812 ANADAC CO LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07362340 PREMIUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010