Guildford, Surrey

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 246 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GuildfordUK
    2013246134,802
    2012242131,491
    % change1.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (246) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013968367
    New companies in 20125484104
    % change77.8%-1.2%-35.6%
    Record Year2013 (96)2008 (85)2012 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 180 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 39.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GuildfordUK
    201318077,914
    201212967,576
    % change39.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013725652
    Closed companies in 2012463449
    % change56.5%64.7%6%
    Record Year2013 (72)2010 (76)2009 (111)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 66 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GuildfordUK
    20136656,888
    201211363,915
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013242715
    Net growth in 201285055
    Record Year1995 (36)2007 (56)2008 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Guildford
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change59.3%-1.9%-33.4%
    Record Year1994 (0.3%)1992 (0.6%)1984 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 2010 when 28.9% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.95%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING2.95%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    REG1.61%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    GUILDFORD1.19%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.98%DESIGN1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.84%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTY0.77%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SURREY0.77%LONDON1.72%
    HOLDINGS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CAPITAL0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MUSIC0.63%MEDIA1.63%
    RESIDENTS0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%J1.56%
    MEDIA0.49%CARE1.46%
    GLOBAL0.49%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ENERGY0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.49%M1.25%
    LONDON0.42%BUILDING1.21%
    M0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOUSE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%TRAINING1.17%
    BIG0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied374249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10832,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8954,531
    98000 - Residents property management794,579
    99999 - Dormant Company7543,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7024,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4716,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4023,532
    41100 - Development of building projects408,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development308,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,664
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,129
    71129 - Other engineering activities184,226
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet167,199
    70100 - Activities of head offices153,950
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate147,507
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings135,372
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,591
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis125,104
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate115,059

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08392425 CONTRE-JOUR IMAGE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396666 LIONSHEART PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401270 DANRO SUPPLIES LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08408153 AKJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08409978 HANDOVERS (PROPERTIES) LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411897 SURREY UPSTREAM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413235 SHOULY ENTERPRISES ONE LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413291 SHOULY ENTERPRISES TWO LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414346 BEFORE FIRST LIGHT LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08417525 BIORELAY UK LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08419474 AMARIAH CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08390276 TRUSTPAY SECURE UK LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08400948 INTOGR8 LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08406084 PLANIT POSITIVE LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08414691 B&B BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08414846 J&P IMAGING UK LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08418523 SGLPB CONSULTING LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08423506 E.H.M.A. LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08394922 SURREY ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08401828 ITSM BEST PRACTICE LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08402413 I4HEALTH LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403366 CONTENT RICH MEDIA LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08415252 BURWOOD POLO LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08395480 EMPHACT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08409361 INTERNATIONAL SPINAL RESEARCH TRUST 19 Feb 2013