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.

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 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)GuildfordUK
    2014248143,414
    2013227132,684
    % change9.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (248) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014946985
    New companies in 2013836480
    % change13.3%7.8%6.3%
    Record Year2014 (94)2012 (78)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    2014173101,670
    201315186,170
    % change14.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2008 (217) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014604667
    Closed companies in 2013534850
    % change13.2%-4.2%34%
    Record Year2014 (60)2008 (162)2009 (103)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GuildfordUK
    20147541,744
    20137646,514
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014342318
    Net growth in 2013301630
    Record Year2011 (46)2003 (40)2002 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.9%2.8%-2.5%
    Record Year1989 (0.5%)1990 (0.4%)1983 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.42%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.49%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    REG1.18%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%PROPERTY2.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.81%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.75%TRADING2.00%
    GUILDFORD0.75%LONDON1.95%
    HOUSE0.68%CARE1.94%
    BUSINESS0.68%TRANSPORT1.76%
    SURREY0.62%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRADING0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.56%BUSINESS1.62%
    SOLAR0.56%J1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    IN0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SALES0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    M0.44%CO.,1.36%
    RESIDENTS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.44%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.37%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12840,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8857,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8329,313
    99999 - Dormant Company7748,286
    98000 - Residents property management615,047
    41100 - Development of building projects4510,604
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4128,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate236,595
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet209,914
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,006
    71129 - Other engineering activities195,930
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified185,940
    86900 - Other human health activities1711,807
    70100 - Activities of head offices174,108
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings177,151
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09160338 ENNISMORE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160353 THE ELDER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09161107 TAG AND BONE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162257 BELLSURE ASSETS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09169338 JWP ENVIRONMENT LTD. 11 Aug 2014
    09171707 SUPER SERVICE PARTNER LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173267 12 ST MARTINS LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09178396 BEAUMONT GARDENS (PEACEHAVEN) RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09179398 ANR COMMODITIES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09185858 CARPEDIEM INVESTORS LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09186698 PRINSLOO CONSULTING LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09192367 SHED 23A LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09192428 PENNY BLACK LIVING LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09157009 TAYLOR'S COFFEE HOUSE LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09168737 HOUSE OF FAITH LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09188158 SPRING REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09194755 SINGLE SOLDIER CIRCUS THEATRE COMPANY LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09197097 RE-IMAGINING IMPOSSIBLE LTD 31 Aug 2014
    09185567 LABYRINTH DUCTING LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09193547 MOTION WERKS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09167243 MCV HOME LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09181847 PILLARS ESTATES LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09178072 FAST CLASSICS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09178707 GREAT BRITISH CLASSIC CARS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09185708 COMBELAIN LIMITED 21 Aug 2014