Guildford, Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 242 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Guildford UK 2012 242 131,491 2011 218 116,391 % change 11.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (242) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 54 84 104 New companies in 2011 66 67 85 % change -18.2% 25.4% 22.4% Record Year 2007 (67) 2008 (85) 2012 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Guildford UK 2012 129 67,576 2011 159 90,987 % change -18.9% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 46 34 49 Closed companies in 2011 71 43 45 % change -35.2% -20.9% 9% Record Year 2011 (71) 2010 (76) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 113 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Guildford UK 2012 113 63,915 2011 59 25,404 Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 8 50 55 Net growth in 2011 -5 24 40 Record Year 2004 (34) 2007 (56) 2008 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Guildford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -29.8% 7.3% 14.5% Record Year 1960 (1.0%) 1960 (0.8%) 1960 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.34% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.47% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.89% CONSULTANCY 3.30% GUILDFORD 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% SURREY 0.94% TRADING 2.07% REG 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% CAPITAL 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% TRADING 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% RESIDENTS 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HOUSE 0.58% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTIES 0.58% J 1.54% J 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.50% HOLDINGS 0.58% IT 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.51% CARE 1.34% DESIGN 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GROUP 0.51% M 1.27% IT 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% TRAINING 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% R 0.44% S 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 347 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 94 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 19,704 98000 - Residents property management 49 3,050 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 43 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,892 9999 - Dormant Company 30 18,617 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 22 4,984 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 4,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 9800 - Residents Property Management 14 1,397 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,132 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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