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
New Company Registrations
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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) Guildford UK 2012 213 118,868 2011 225 114,512 % change -5.3% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (225) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 59 78 76 New companies in 2011 82 71 72 % change -28.0% 9.9% 5.6% Record Year 2011 (82) 2012 (78) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Guildford UK 2012 147 74,772 2011 153 72,230 % change -3.9% 3.5% Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 53 55 39 Closed companies in 2011 36 45 72 % change 47.2% 22.2% -46% Record Year 2002 (59) 2008 (162) 2009 (103)
Net Company Growth
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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) Guildford UK 2012 66 44,096 2011 72 42,282 Record Year 2007 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 6 23 37 Net growth in 2011 46 26 0 Record Year 2011 (46) 2003 (40) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -35.4% 10.7% 4.4% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1969 (0.7%) 1966 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.87% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.72% MANAGEMENT 4.75% REG 2.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% GUILDFORD 1.28% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 1.28% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 1.06% DESIGN 1.87% HOLDINGS 0.98% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.83% STEVTON 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HOUSE 0.83% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.75% MEDIA 1.67% CAPITAL 0.68% LONDON 1.67% INVESTMENTS 0.60% J 1.55% J 0.60% GLOBAL 1.53% PARTNERS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% RESIDENTS 0.53% IT 1.43% ROAD 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% IT 0.53% CARE 1.32% CENTRE 0.45% M 1.27% C 0.45% BUILDING 1.22% ENERGY 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FARM 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.38% S 1.17% NEW 0.38% SECURITY 1.16%
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 570 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 63 35,545 98000 - Residents property management 52 2,786 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 8,437 41100 - Development of building projects 22 4,965 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 7,869 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,584 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 9800 - Residents Property Management 14 977 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 4,997 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,203 7499 - Non-trading company 12 6,164 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 3,160 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 4,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08198920 RENOIR ESTATES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012 OC378154 SONGHURST FARM LLP 04 Sep 2012 08207339 REG ORCHARD END HOLDINGS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08208077 CAROLINE RIGO LTD. 10 Sep 2012 08212526 HASTE MEDICAL LTD 13 Sep 2012 08221702 GOLF LINKS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08232451 LITTLE AMAZON 28 Sep 2012 08232608 REEF TRADING 28 Sep 2012 08232610 CALDER DEVELOPMENTS LTD 28 Sep 2012 08232755 POND TRADING 28 Sep 2012 08233691 OAKGROVE (MILTON KEYNES) RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012 08199741 QAAZI TRAVEL SERVICES LTD. 03 Sep 2012 08204760 LOCKIE HART CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2012 08213976 PLACEWOOD LIMITED 13 Sep 2012 08216184 BATTERSEA 38 LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08222546 ONE STRAW LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08227552 MOLE GARDEN/PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 25 Sep 2012 08233192 ANTZKAREN LTD 28 Sep 2012 08205821 LITTLE MEERKATS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08229896 1 HOCKNEY LTD 26 Sep 2012 08210991 CASS ACCOUNTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08227953 FATHOM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012 08201573 DELTAGROWTH LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08213971 ARROWOOD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012 08214766 SAPPHIRE INNOVATION UK LTD 14 Sep 2012
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