Guildford, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 269 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GuildfordUK
    2014269150,722
    2013246134,802
    % change9.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (269) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20149076103
    New companies in 2013968367
    % change-6.3%-8.4%53.7%
    Record Year2013 (96)2008 (85)2012 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GuildfordUK
    201412482,370
    201318077,914
    % change-31.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014374443
    Closed companies in 2013725652
    % change-48.6%-21.4%-17%
    Record Year2013 (72)2010 (76)2009 (111)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 145 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)GuildfordUK
    201414568,352
    20136656,888
    Record Year 2014 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Guildford when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014533260
    Net growth in 2013242715
    Record Year2014 (53)2007 (56)2008 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Guildford
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-12.3%-15.4%28.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.3%)1992 (0.6%)1984 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    24.9% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.53%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING2.49%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    REG1.11%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    RESIDENTS0.79%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%TRADING2.05%
    CARE0.72%LONDON1.88%
    HOUSE0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%DESIGN1.75%
    ROAD0.59%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOLDINGS0.52%BUSINESS1.71%
    SURREY0.52%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PROPERTY0.52%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    TRADING0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%J1.48%
    RECRUITMENT0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ACCOUNTING0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    MEDIA0.46%IT1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%TRANSPORT1.30%
    GROUP0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    LONDON0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    GUILDFORD0.46%M1.21%
    HEALTH0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied379280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11537,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8556,411
    99999 - Dormant Company8347,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7627,750
    98000 - Residents property management584,832
    41100 - Development of building projects509,855
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4218,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4026,700
    62012 - Business and domestic software development309,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet219,358
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified215,949
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,135
    71129 - Other engineering activities185,477
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate185,920
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis185,419
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,876
    70100 - Activities of head offices184,019
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate169,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08921212 FAST BUILD SUPPLIES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08926306 LAMPARD HEATING LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08929742 COMITIS CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932965 F451 IP LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940710 PAN RENEWABLES LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08956575 HOT TOURING LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08968260 ISMAX LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08920278 INTEGAR LTD. 03 Mar 2014
    08930474 BURRITO LOCO LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932578 BEETWASH&CO LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08935517 CLANPROD LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08947314 DINELI FURNITURE LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08947577 MOVEVU LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08949751 CATLIN YOUNG REAL ESTATE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950144 CATLIN YOUNG COMMERCIAL LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08952735 GRAFIK THREAD LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08956406 PROPICA LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08945672 INSPIRED GARDENS (GUILDFORD) LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08920757 TECHI6 LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08926914 CLOPTON FIELDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08946520 LAM ACTUARIES & CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08963598 NURTURING NUTRITION LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08922366 FOUR PIN PLUG LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08932082 ASHTREE MARINE LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934229 VALMAR (UK) LIMITED 11 Mar 2014