Leatherhead, Surrey

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 89 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeatherheadUK
    201089105,137
    20097791,034
    % change15.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010272735
    New companies in 2009242528
    % change12.5%8.0%25.0%
    Record Year2004 (48)2003 (35)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 58.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeatherheadUK
    20108982,677
    200956108,060
    % change58.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (89) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous March.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010132848
    Closed companies in 200912836
    % change8.3%250.0%33%
    Record Year2007 (39)2010 (28)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 0 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LeatherheadUK
    2010022,460
    200921-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201014-1-13
    Net growth in 20091217-8
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2004 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Leatherhead
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.4%-7.5%3.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1966 (0.4%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PRIORY2.28%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.79%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES1.46%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PLC1.30%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY1.14%DESIGN1.91%
    BROWN0.98%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.98%MEDIA1.84%
    INTERNATIONAL0.98%BUSINESS1.74%
    GROUP0.98%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HOUSE0.81%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ROOT0.81%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BOOKHAM0.81%J1.48%
    KELLOGG0.81%LONDON1.45%
    CARE0.81%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    2)0.65%GROUP1.37%
    TRADING0.65%GLOBAL1.35%
    QUAY0.65%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDIA0.65%BUILDING1.34%
    PARTNERS0.65%CARE1.33%
    CAPITAL0.65%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%M1.28%
    NET0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    LONDON0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied158228,645
    7499 - Non-trading company4915,398
    7487 - Other business activities4374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2926,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices142,286
    74990 - Non-trading company148,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    9999 - Dormant Company1119,948
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,143
    41100 - Development of building projects94,513
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,131
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    98000 - Residents property management83,892
    7260 - Other computer related activities710,331
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,973
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering69,325

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167874 APRENDER LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07159829 VERVE INTERIORS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07146642 ONE PLANET, ONE LIFE LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145437 GREEN PERFECTION LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144101 TOWER LOGISTICS LONDON LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143573 FIT@KI LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142861 THINKANEW MEDIA LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07141829 R L WAGNER LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07169218 NOME GLOBAL LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07165611 HES (SUTTON) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07163580 BOOKHAM MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07158440 DOWGATE LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07156918 BIOTEC ENERGY PLC 15 Feb 2010
    07151125 HAMMERFEST MINING PLC 09 Feb 2010
    07148365 C.F.M.B PLC 05 Feb 2010
    07143893 THE BLYTHE CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143290 NAMAX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07169426 EH WINE STORE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07166658 LGM DESIGN LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07157360 TIMBERCRAFT DEVELOPMENT LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156520 PINPOINT AVIATION LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07150147 NICKCHARTER LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07147722 CMK TAX ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07142376 INTERMOTIV LTD 02 Feb 2010
    OC352425 AHGM LLP 17 Feb 2010