Guildford, Surrey
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q2.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 466 companies were formed in Guildford. This figure is 5.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Guildford occurred in 2013 when a total of 466 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2013 466 269,432 2012 440 253,150 % change 5.9% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (466) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 220 companies were registered in Guildford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Guildford UK 2013 220 134,630 2012 198 121,659 % change 11.1% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (220) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 87 76 57 New companies in 2012 57 79 62 % change 52.6% -3.8% -8.1% Record Year 2013 (87) 2012 (79) 2010 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 319 companies were dissolved in Guildford. This figure is 10.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Guildford occurred in 2009 when a total of 461 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2013 319 155,192 2012 289 147,794 % change 10.4% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (461) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Guildford UK 2013 139 77,278 2012 160 80,218 % change -13.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 45 50 44 Closed companies in 2012 59 53 48 % change -23.7% -5.7% -8% Record Year 2009 (82) 2009 (122) 2010 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Guildford increased by 147 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford UK 2013 147 114,240 2012 151 105,356 Record Year 2000 (222) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Guildford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 81 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Guildford UK 2013 81 57,352 2012 38 41,441 Record Year 2008 (83) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 42 26 13 Net growth in 2012 -2 26 14 Record Year 1998 (53) 1997 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Guildford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Guildford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 28.2% -6.5% -16.9% Record Year 1985 (0.6%) 1954 (0.7%) 1990 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Guildford was 2010 when 28.2% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 2006 when 28.4% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Guildford in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.04% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 2.56% MANAGEMENT 4.80% REG 1.66% CONSULTANCY 3.41% CONSULTANCY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.48% GUILDFORD 0.90% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.81% CAPITAL 0.83% DESIGN 1.79% SURREY 0.83% LONDON 1.77% TRADING 0.83% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.68% HOLDINGS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% RESIDENTS 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.67% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% PROPERTIES 0.62% MEDIA 1.57% STEVTON 0.62% CARE 1.55% BUSINESS 0.55% J 1.53% ROAD 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.55% IT 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.40% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% M 1.26% MUSIC 0.42% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19% IT 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.18% INTERNATIONAL 0.42% CAPITAL 1.16% ENGINEERING 0.42% TRAINING 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 361 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 116 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 79 54,555 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 73 25,583 98000 - Residents property management 70 4,626 99999 - Dormant Company 69 44,817 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 17,095 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 24,324 41100 - Development of building projects 39 8,876 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 8,590 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,578 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,303 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,871 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 4,494 70100 - Activities of head offices 17 3,899 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 7,793 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 15 5,057 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,319 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 5,184 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 5,141
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