Leatherhead, Surrey

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead 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 2010)

    A total of 83 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeatherheadUK
    201083101,492
    20098994,671
    % change-6.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (213) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010333317
    New companies in 2009312929
    % change6.5%13.8%-41.4%
    Record Year2003 (52)2003 (78)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeatherheadUK
    20109487,705
    200993159,401
    % change1.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010352831
    Closed companies in 2009252345
    % change40.0%21.7%-31%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (53)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeatherheadUK
    2010-1113,787
    2009-4-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (184) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-25-14
    Net growth in 200966-16
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (65)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leatherhead
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.0%3.3%-43.8%
    Record Year1974 (0.5%)1964 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 48.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.41%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    PLC2.28%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.95%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%PROPERTY2.38%
    GROUP1.14%TRADING2.04%
    TRADING1.14%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENT0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BROWN0.81%BUSINESS1.80%
    INTERNATIONAL0.81%MEDIA1.75%
    HOUSE0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CAPITAL0.65%LONDON1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PRODUCTIONS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    R0.65%CARE1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.65%J1.44%
    KELLOGG0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BOOKHAM0.65%GLOBAL1.42%
    ROOT0.65%IT1.35%
    INVESTMENT0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    LEATHERHEAD0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    30.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.49%M1.28%
    RED0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GREEN0.49%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied152202,902
    7487 - Other business activities4769,802
    7499 - Non-trading company4713,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2525,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2514,940
    74990 - Non-trading company217,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    9999 - Dormant Company1021,484
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified106,460
    99999 - Dormant Company814,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities88,292
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices82,146
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    98000 - Residents property management73,273
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,183
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,447

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360135 THAI GENKI TRADING (UK) LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359539 C.P. RETAIL CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358075 PRETTY FEET LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357819 DIAL A HANDYMAN LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356548 RMC PLANNING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355999 COLOSSAL CONTENT LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07350105 SILVERBETTY LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07347550 J MISTRY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347500 SUSAN PEARCE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07338538 PASCHE ART LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07334235 TRUSTED CONTACTS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07332540 R SWIFT LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07354722 MCL AVIATION LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07352812 PURPLE RAIN CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07349732 HURSTFIELD (TICEHURST) PHASE 2 LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348503 VIP ENERGY MUSIC LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07347622 JEMSYS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07336344 VTB INVEST (UK) LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336032 BRAVE ARTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335740 FOCUS ON INSIGHT LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335345 ITXR LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07357209 THE HEAD OFFICE 2010 LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07350690 ICENI ESTATES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348606 EAGLE-HODGSON LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07337338 PHILIP FLEMING CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2010