Guildford, Surrey
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 248 companies were registered in Guildford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Guildford UK 2014 248 143,414 2013 227 132,684 % change 9.3% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (248) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 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 2014 94 69 85 New companies in 2013 83 64 80 % change 13.3% 7.8% 6.3% Record Year 2014 (94) 2012 (78) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 173 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Guildford UK 2014 173 101,670 2013 151 86,170 % change 14.6% 18.0% Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Guildford when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 60 46 67 Closed companies in 2013 53 48 50 % change 13.2% -4.2% 34% Record Year 2014 (60) 2008 (162) 2009 (103)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Guildford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 75 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Guildford UK 2014 75 41,744 2013 76 46,514 Record Year 2007 (94) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 34 23 18 Net growth in 2013 30 16 30 Record Year 2011 (46) 2003 (40) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Guildford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.9% 2.8% -2.5% Record Year 1989 (0.5%) 1990 (0.4%) 1983 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% 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
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 2011 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Guildford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.42% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 2.49% MANAGEMENT 4.63% REG 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANTS 0.87% PROPERTY 2.62% DEVELOPMENTS 0.81% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTY 0.75% TRADING 2.00% GUILDFORD 0.75% LONDON 1.95% HOUSE 0.68% CARE 1.94% BUSINESS 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.76% SURREY 0.62% DESIGN 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRADING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.62% SOLAR 0.56% J 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% MEDIA 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% IN 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SALES 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% M 0.44% CO., 1.36% RESIDENTS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% INVESTMENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.44% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.37% M 1.23%
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 337 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 128 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 77 48,286 98000 - Residents property management 61 5,047 41100 - Development of building projects 45 10,604 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 18,890 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,795 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 23 6,595 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 9,914 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,006 71129 - Other engineering activities 19 5,930 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 18 5,940 86900 - Other human health activities 17 11,807 70100 - Activities of head offices 17 4,108 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 7,151 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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