Guildford, Surrey
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 244 companies were registered in Guildford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Guildford UK 2015 244 161,156 2014 269 150,722 % change -9.3% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (269) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Guildford when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Guildford when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 75 58 111 New companies in 2014 90 76 103 % change -16.7% -23.7% 7.8% Record Year 2013 (96) 2008 (85) 2015 (111)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Guildford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Guildford UK 2015 148 89,523 2014 124 82,370 % change 19.4% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (220) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 42 47 59 Closed companies in 2014 37 44 43 % change 13.5% 6.8% 37% Record Year 2013 (72) 2010 (76) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Guildford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 96 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Guildford UK 2015 96 71,633 2014 145 68,352 Record Year 2014 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 33 11 52 Net growth in 2014 53 32 60 Record Year 2014 (53) 2007 (56) 2008 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Guildford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Guildford 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -18.3% -29.7% -1.7% Record Year 1994 (0.3%) 1992 (0.6%) 1984 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Guildford was in 2010 when 28.9% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Guildford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.23% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 2.78% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 0.95% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANTS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ROAD 0.82% CARE 2.13% PROPERTIES 0.76% ENGINEERING 2.12% IN 0.70% LONDON 1.91% SURREY 0.63% TRADING 1.88% GUILDFORD 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.82% REG 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HOUSE 0.57% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% J 1.55% TRADING 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% RESIDENTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% HOMES 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CARE 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% DESIGN 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% MEDIA 0.44% IT 1.30% ESTATE 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.44% M 1.27%
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 380 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 130 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 86 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 79 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 30,825 98000 - Residents property management 72 5,308 41100 - Development of building projects 53 11,863 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 19,098 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 26 7,450 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,651 86900 - Other human health activities 22 13,990 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 21 6,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 11,600 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 19 4,253 70100 - Activities of head offices 18 4,223 74990 - Non-trading company 17 13,794 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 7,797 43210 - Electrical installation 16 6,139
Recent Companies
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