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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

  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 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)GuildfordUK
    2011218116,391
    2010199105,137
    % change9.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (240) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011666785
    New companies in 2010536482
    % change24.5%4.7%3.7%
    Record Year2007 (67)2008 (85)2003 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    201115990,986
    201022082,677
    % change-27.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011714345
    Closed companies in 2010507694
    % change42.0%-43.4%-52%
    Record Year2011 (71)2010 (76)2009 (111)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    20115925,405
    2010-2122,460
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-52440
    Net growth in 20103-12-12
    Record Year2004 (34)2007 (56)2008 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change7.4%-7.9%-1.1%
    Record Year1960 (1.0%)1960 (0.8%)1960 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.55%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING2.84%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    REG1.26%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DESIGN1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    SURREY1.03%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    HOLDINGS0.87%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.87%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ROAD0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    RESIDENTS0.63%LONDON1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTY0.63%J1.45%
    CAPITAL0.63%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GUILDFORD0.55%IT1.41%
    ENERGY0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GARDENS0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    STREET0.55%M1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRADING0.47%S1.24%
    MARKETING0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    STEVTON0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied379202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6230,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4412,916
    9999 - Dormant Company3919,765
    98000 - Residents property management343,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply347,000
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3310,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2810,246
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,336
    7260 - Other computer related activities257,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,788
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,316
    62012 - Business and domestic software development183,168
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis113,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07541581 THE GUITAR CLUB LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540040 CITIZENS ADVICE SURREY 23 Feb 2011
    07536134 RASR PROJECTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534469 32 CARMINIA ROAD LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530802 WOODBRIDGE INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07525824 ELOQUENCE LANGUAGE LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07521893 I2 RECRUITMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07516726 JAMES OF SHEPPERTON LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514778 NELSON PROPERTY SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514236 ADD CAPACITY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514230 PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513025 INOVA DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07512525 STAMP DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD 01 Feb 2011
    OC361719 MOORE STEPHENS (GUILDFORD) LLP 10 Feb 2011
    07543055 SILVERHILL TREE CARE LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07540977 DR SUE MARTIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07531635 TANGENT STUDIOS (GB) LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531561 TRIFOLIO LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07530535 GOLD BRAND LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526426 RED SOURCE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07542162 LOCHLANE AND LAGGAN LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07518346 ALAN SHARP ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07531126 RISK SENSE LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07520211 DAVIES CREATIVE LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518134 PLA STUDIOS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011