Guildford, Surrey
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 218 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Guildford UK 2011 218 116,391 2010 199 105,137 % change 9.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (240) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 66 67 85 New companies in 2010 53 64 82 % change 24.5% 4.7% 3.7% Record Year 2007 (67) 2008 (85) 2003 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 27.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Guildford UK 2011 159 90,986 2010 220 82,677 % change -27.7% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 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 2011 71 43 45 Closed companies in 2010 50 76 94 % change 42.0% -43.4% -52% Record Year 2011 (71) 2010 (76) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 59 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Guildford UK 2011 59 25,405 2010 -21 22,460 Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -5 24 40 Net growth in 2010 3 -12 -12 Record Year 2004 (34) 2007 (56) 2008 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Guildford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 7.4% -7.9% -1.1% Record Year 1960 (1.0%) 1960 (0.8%) 1960 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.55% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 2.84% MANAGEMENT 4.97% REG 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.16% DESIGN 1.03% PROPERTY 2.38% SURREY 1.03% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% HOLDINGS 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DEVELOPMENTS 0.87% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ROAD 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.61% RESIDENTS 0.63% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.63% CARE 1.45% PROPERTY 0.63% J 1.45% CAPITAL 0.63% GLOBAL 1.44% MEDIA 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GUILDFORD 0.55% IT 1.41% ENERGY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% GARDENS 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% STREET 0.55% M 1.30% INTERNATIONAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TRADING 0.47% S 1.24% MARKETING 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% STEVTON 0.47% SYSTEMS 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 379 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 97 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 62 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 39 19,765 98000 - Residents property management 34 3,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 34 7,000 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 10,085 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 10,246 99999 - Dormant Company 26 18,336 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 7,789 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,788 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,316 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 3,168 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,996 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,921 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,220
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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