Guildford, Surrey
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any half year in history.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 440 companies were formed in Guildford. This figure is 3.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Guildford occurred in 2012 when a total of 440 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2012 440 253,150 2011 424 228,735 % change 3.8% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (440) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 198 companies were registered in Guildford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Guildford UK 2012 198 121,659 2011 206 112,344 % change -3.9% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (206) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 57 79 62 New companies in 2011 62 71 73 % change -8.1% 11.3% -15.1% Record Year 2005 (72) 2012 (79) 2010 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 289 companies were dissolved in Guildford. This figure is 5.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Guildford occurred in 2009 when a total of 460 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2012 289 147,793 2011 307 162,310 % change -5.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (460) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Guildford UK 2012 160 80,218 2011 148 71,324 % change 8.1% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 59 53 48 Closed companies in 2011 29 64 55 % change 103.4% -17.2% -13% Record Year 2009 (82) 2009 (122) 2010 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Guildford increased by 151 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2012 151 105,357 2011 117 66,425 Record Year 2000 (222) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Guildford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 38 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Guildford UK 2012 38 41,441 2011 58 41,020 Record Year 2000 (120) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 -2 26 14 Net growth in 2011 33 7 18 Record Year 1998 (53) 1997 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Guildford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.6% -2.5% -9.3% Record Year 1985 (0.6%) 1977 (0.9%) 1972 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Guildford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.5% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Guildford in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.00% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.92% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.28% GUILDFORD 1.17% PROPERTY 2.35% REG 0.95% TRADING 2.10% HOUSE 0.88% DESIGN 1.89% INVESTMENTS 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CAPITAL 0.73% BUSINESS 1.70% TRADING 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% SURREY 0.66% LONDON 1.68% ENERGY 0.66% J 1.57% J 0.66% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.48% RESIDENTS 0.51% IT 1.42% ASSOCIATES 0.51% CARE 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% PARTNERS 0.44% M 1.26% IT 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.23% C 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% FINANCIAL 0.37% SECURITY 1.19% CENTRE 0.37% S 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 385 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 88 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 35,447 98000 - Residents property management 54 3,001 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 15,280 99999 - Dormant Company 41 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 14,220 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 10,271 9999 - Dormant Company 26 16,469 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 8,258 41100 - Development of building projects 22 5,149 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,742 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 6,356 7499 - Non-trading company 17 8,023 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 6,456 9800 - Residents Property Management 14 1,321 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,706 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,295
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