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

  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 (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)GuildfordUK
    2013227132,684
    2012213118,868
    % change6.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (227) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013836480
    New companies in 2012597876
    % change40.7%-17.9%5.3%
    Record Year2013 (83)2012 (78)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    201315186,170
    201215075,908
    % change0.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013534850
    Closed companies in 2012535542
    % change0.0%-12.7%19%
    Record Year2002 (59)2008 (162)2009 (103)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    20137646,514
    20126342,960
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013301630
    Net growth in 201262334
    Record Year2011 (46)2003 (40)2002 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change25.9%-24.8%-7.7%
    Record Year1989 (0.5%)1990 (0.4%)1983 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.22%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING2.82%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SURREY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROPERTY0.87%PROPERTY2.53%
    RESIDENTS0.80%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%LONDON1.79%
    GUILDFORD0.80%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    CAPITAL0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CARE0.67%CARE1.64%
    MEDIA0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    LONDON0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%J1.54%
    GROUP0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    TRADING0.47%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    HOLDINGS0.47%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%IT1.39%
    ENGINEERING0.47%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    REG0.40%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    DESIGN0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    STREET0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied346260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12234,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8054,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8026,675
    99999 - Dormant Company7146,169
    98000 - Residents property management624,680
    41100 - Development of building projects579,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5117,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3925,547
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,516
    70100 - Activities of head offices243,929
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet198,475
    71129 - Other engineering activities184,894
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified165,322
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate168,312
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,576
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,249
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08636236 FINE ENGLISH SPORTS CLUBS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636407 LINDEX UK FASHION LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08637930 GREG ROSE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638470 OMEGA PROJECT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643732 SALARZAI LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645572 SURREY SMARTER CLEANERS LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08654998 KENSINGTON & CHELSEA REIT LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08657882 REG RODBASTON LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08632665 LIVERPOOL STUDENTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08635306 STUDIO R LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638734 TECHNE (LONDON) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08647705 3D STEELS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08663731 ATAI TECHNOLOGY LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08668804 SAMSARA OIL & GAS VENTURES LTD. 29 Aug 2013
    08651665 THE STREET CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08637910 I FEED THIS TO MY ROBOT LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638993 SPLENDID ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640713 GAV ABBOTS T/A ODP LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08647227 IMP PAY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647683 HIT PUBLIC RELATION LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08652829 ADRIATIC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08664719 ATELIERWEST LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08637342 PRESTON & CO - LETTINGS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08650362 SYDHARV LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08669335 TGN CONSULTING 3 LIMITED 30 Aug 2013