Guildford, Surrey
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 227 companies were registered in Guildford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Guildford UK 2013 227 132,684 2012 213 118,868 % change 6.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (227) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 83 64 80 New companies in 2012 59 78 76 % change 40.7% -17.9% 5.3% Record Year 2013 (83) 2012 (78) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Guildford UK 2013 151 86,170 2012 150 75,908 % change 0.7% 13.5% Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 53 48 50 Closed companies in 2012 53 55 42 % change 0.0% -12.7% 19% Record Year 2002 (59) 2008 (162) 2009 (103)
Net Company Growth
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Guildford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 76 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Guildford UK 2013 76 46,514 2012 63 42,960 Record Year 2007 (94) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 30 16 30 Net growth in 2012 6 23 34 Record Year 2011 (46) 2003 (40) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Guildford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 25.9% -24.8% -7.7% Record Year 1989 (0.5%) 1990 (0.4%) 1983 (0.5%)
Director Age
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
-
Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 2011 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Guildford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
-
Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.22% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 2.82% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SURREY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PROPERTY 0.87% PROPERTY 2.53% RESIDENTS 0.80% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.80% LONDON 1.79% GUILDFORD 0.80% DESIGN 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.74% BUSINESS 1.74% CAPITAL 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CARE 0.67% CARE 1.64% MEDIA 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% LONDON 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.54% J 1.54% GROUP 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% TRADING 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.53% HOLDINGS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% IT 1.39% ENGINEERING 0.47% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% REG 0.40% BUILDING 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% CAPITAL 1.19% DESIGN 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% STREET 0.40% TRAINING 1.15%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 346 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 122 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 80 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 71 46,169 98000 - Residents property management 62 4,680 41100 - Development of building projects 57 9,271 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 25,547 62012 - Business and domestic software development 29 9,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,516 70100 - Activities of head offices 24 3,929 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 8,475 71129 - Other engineering activities 18 4,894 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 16 5,322 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 8,312 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,576 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 5,249 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 6,979
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08671050 JS ACCOUNTING & TAX LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08672359 HELKSBAY LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08674226 YOGA HUT LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08676656 LONDON SQUARE (FULHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08682421 ADE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 08691268 JJ ADAMS LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08695743 VESPASIAN VENTURES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08697077 CAVIAR LONDON LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08699126 TR COMPOSITES LTD 20 Sep 2013 08700465 BUCKS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08701893 ZOOKEA LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08702470 WEST PLAZA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08706867 MAIYET RETAIL UK LTD 26 Sep 2013 08709262 YC MEDIA LTD 27 Sep 2013 08709654 KUIPERS MEDICAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2013 08697781 SACCHARUM F & B LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08699268 FAIRVIEW CARE UK LTD 20 Sep 2013 08705347 DOM CARDELL LTD. 25 Sep 2013 08673281 GLOBEX VEHICLE LOGISTICS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08675776 THE PANTRY TEA ROOM LTD. 04 Sep 2013 08697797 FAT CALF LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08671217 FOCUS SECURITY DISTRIBUTION LTD 02 Sep 2013 08682569 SLOANE & CADOGAN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Sep 2013 08676010 FX KNOWLEDGE LTD 04 Sep 2013 08684121 SHOTT BEVERAGES UK LTD 10 Sep 2013
reports
Select a report from the list below: