Guildford, Surrey

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    A total of 213 companies were registered in Guildford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GuildfordUK
    2012213118,868
    2011225114,512
    % change-5.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (225) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012597876
    New companies in 2011827172
    % change-28.0%9.9%5.6%
    Record Year2011 (82)2012 (78)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GuildfordUK
    201214774,772
    201115372,230
    % change-3.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012535539
    Closed companies in 2011364572
    % change47.2%22.2%-46%
    Record Year2002 (59)2008 (162)2009 (103)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Guildford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 66 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GuildfordUK
    20126644,096
    20117242,282
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201262337
    Net growth in 201146260
    Record Year2011 (46)2003 (40)2002 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Guildford
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-35.4%10.7%4.4%
    Record Year1972 (1.1%)1969 (0.7%)1966 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.2% of all director appointments in Guildford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.87%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.72%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    REG2.19%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    GUILDFORD1.28%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN1.06%DESIGN1.87%
    HOLDINGS0.98%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADING0.91%ENGINEERING1.83%
    STEVTON0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOUSE0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.75%MEDIA1.67%
    CAPITAL0.68%LONDON1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%J1.55%
    J0.60%GLOBAL1.53%
    PARTNERS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    RESIDENTS0.53%IT1.43%
    ROAD0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    IT0.53%CARE1.32%
    CENTRE0.45%M1.27%
    C0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    ENERGY0.45%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FARM0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.38%S1.17%
    NEW0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied570331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6919,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6633,677
    7487 - Other business activities6335,545
    98000 - Residents property management522,786
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4414,774
    99999 - Dormant Company3925,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3713,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy238,437
    41100 - Development of building projects224,965
    62090 - Other information technology service activities217,869
    62012 - Business and domestic software development194,584
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    9800 - Residents Property Management14977
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply144,997
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis103,160
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164907 HOTHAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08166364 KAGGER PM LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08173113 CANE2ENERGY LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08175491 RJPE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176016 VALLEY COMMUNITY NEWS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176985 SPICECO LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177742 REG HIGH POW II HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180494 THANDEKA LIFESCIENCES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183150 REG MYNYDD BROMBIL LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08183208 REG OUTH MUIR LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08183806 OTTER SHOES FILMS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08186112 WATERDEN DENTAL PRACTICE LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08192922 ORACLE ENTERPRISE LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08165975 SS&K LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08168888 SUSTAINABLE PLANET LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08173308 CASAI LTD. 09 Aug 2012
    08168486 CL LEATHER CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08175998 OAK HILL SOCIAL LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08182384 CUBE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08177668 MERROW ESTATES LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180502 PR KILGOUR LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183104 LOKAN LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08188044 SPEED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08164675 AEROMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08172919 J M ROOFING (SUSSEX) LTD 08 Aug 2012