Guildford, Surrey
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
- July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 225 companies were registered in Guildford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Guildford UK 2011 225 114,512 2010 207 101,492 % change 8.7% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (225) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 82 71 72 New companies in 2010 55 71 81 % change 49.1% 0.0% -11.1% Record Year 2011 (82) 2011 (71) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Guildford UK 2011 153 72,230 2010 157 87,705 % change -2.5% -17.6% Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 36 45 72 Closed companies in 2010 43 73 41 % change -16.3% -38.4% 76% Record Year 2002 (59) 2008 (162) 2009 (103)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Guildford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 72 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Guildford UK 2011 72 42,282 2010 50 13,787 Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 46 26 0 Net growth in 2010 12 -2 40 Record Year 2011 (46) 2003 (40) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Guildford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 36.4% -15.9% -19.7% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1969 (0.7%) 1966 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Guildford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.51% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 2.76% MANAGEMENT 4.75% REG 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.19% SURREY 1.34% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 1.27% TRADING 2.06% HOLDINGS 1.04% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ASSOCIATES 0.82% BUSINESS 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.74% TRADING 0.75% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CAPITAL 0.67% LONDON 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.67% J 1.47% ROAD 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% RESIDENTS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GUILDFORD 0.60% CARE 1.42% ENERGY 0.60% IT 1.38% PROPERTIES 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% CLUB 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% STUDIOS 0.45% M 1.25% GROUP 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% MEDIA 0.45% TRAINING 1.21% HOUSE 0.45% S 1.21%
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 341 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 107 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 49 14,755 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 10,018 9999 - Dormant Company 38 22,587 98000 - Residents property management 35 2,664 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 35 8,345 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 10,137 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,543 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,551 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 8,686 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,798 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,137 9800 - Residents Property Management 15 1,676 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,064 9305 - Other service activities 12 10,525 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,697
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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