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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

  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 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)GuildfordUK
    2011225114,512
    2010207101,492
    % change8.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (225) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011827172
    New companies in 2010557181
    % change49.1%0.0%-11.1%
    Record Year2011 (82)2011 (71)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    201115372,230
    201015787,705
    % change-2.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011364572
    Closed companies in 2010437341
    % change-16.3%-38.4%76%
    Record Year2002 (59)2008 (162)2009 (103)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    20117242,282
    20105013,787
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201146260
    Net growth in 201012-240
    Record Year2011 (46)2003 (40)2002 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change36.4%-15.9%-19.7%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1969 (0.7%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.51%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING2.76%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    REG1.57%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    SURREY1.34%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%TRADING2.06%
    HOLDINGS1.04%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    TRADING0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CAPITAL0.67%LONDON1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%J1.47%
    ROAD0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    RESIDENTS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GUILDFORD0.60%CARE1.42%
    ENERGY0.60%IT1.38%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    CLUB0.45%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    STUDIOS0.45%M1.25%
    GROUP0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    MEDIA0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    HOUSE0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied341204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10765,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6529,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4914,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3910,018
    9999 - Dormant Company3822,587
    98000 - Residents property management352,664
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply358,345
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3110,137
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,798
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,137
    9800 - Residents Property Management151,676
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    9305 - Other service activities1210,525
    41100 - Development of building projects113,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689863 CRYSTAL TAX & ACCOUNTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07693686 WOODLAND VIEW (WARLINGHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07698339 NICKLEBY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07702034 B SKINNER PROPERTIES LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702221 313 QUARRY STREET LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703768 TP VISION UNITED KINGDOM LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07705453 REG TRANCHE 2 HOLDINGS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07712729 IPPUDO LONDON CO. LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713289 NETHERTON CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715931 SETFORDS CONSULTANTS LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07720890 RS080 LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07720923 RS090 LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07723323 RS092 LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366329 NICKLEBY CAPITAL LLP 08 Jul 2011
    07696580 SMILEY KITS LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07704890 STOUGHTON PRESCHOOL LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07710056 LIQUID RUBBER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710715 CANTA SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710725 A J MAY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07691172 ESG ENTERPRISE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692080 TUMONS SOFTWARE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07700453 GRANT HOMES LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700545 SEMANTIC INSIGHT LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07716517 PEZ SOLAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07722334 WILLIAM J INVENTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011