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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Guildford UK 2013 246 134,802 2012 242 131,491 % change 1.7% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (246) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 96 83 67 New companies in 2012 54 84 104 % change 77.8% -1.2% -35.6% Record Year 2013 (96) 2008 (85) 2012 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Guildford UK 2013 180 77,914 2012 129 67,576 % change 39.5% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 72 56 52 Closed companies in 2012 46 34 49 % change 56.5% 64.7% 6% Record Year 2013 (72) 2010 (76) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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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) Guildford UK 2013 66 56,888 2012 113 63,915 Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 24 27 15 Net growth in 2012 8 50 55 Record Year 1995 (36) 2007 (56) 2008 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 59.3% -1.9% -33.4% Record Year 1994 (0.3%) 1992 (0.6%) 1984 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.95% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.95% MANAGEMENT 4.78% REG 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.30% GUILDFORD 1.19% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.98% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.98% DESIGN 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRADING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SURREY 0.77% LONDON 1.72% HOLDINGS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CAPITAL 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MUSIC 0.63% MEDIA 1.63% RESIDENTS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.49% J 1.56% MEDIA 0.49% CARE 1.46% GLOBAL 0.49% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ENERGY 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.49% M 1.25% LONDON 0.42% BUILDING 1.21% M 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOUSE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% BIG 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 374 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 54,531 98000 - Residents property management 79 4,579 99999 - Dormant Company 75 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 70 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 23,532 41100 - Development of building projects 40 8,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,129 71129 - Other engineering activities 18 4,226 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 7,199 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 3,950 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 7,507 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 5,372 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 6,591 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 12 5,104 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 5,059
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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