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Leatherhead, Surrey

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2011)

    A total of 121 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 36.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LeatherheadUK
    2011121116,391
    201089105,137
    % change36.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011373747
    New companies in 2010272735
    % change37.0%37.0%34.3%
    Record Year2004 (48)2011 (37)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LeatherheadUK
    20118290,986
    20108982,677
    % change-7.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (89) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011342424
    Closed companies in 2010132848
    % change161.5%-14.3%-50%
    Record Year2007 (39)2010 (28)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 39 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LeatherheadUK
    20113925,405
    2010022,460
    Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201131323
    Net growth in 201014-1-13
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2004 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Leatherhead
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.3%20.5%28.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1966 (0.4%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 48.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.0% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.91%CONSULTING5.04%
    PLC1.95%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES1.35%PROPERTY2.38%
    GROUP1.35%TRADING2.10%
    HOLDINGS1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ENTERPRISES0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    MARKETING0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRADING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GREEN0.60%MEDIA1.69%
    SURREY0.60%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PRIORY0.60%LONDON1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.60%CARE1.45%
    R0.60%J1.45%
    EDIF0.45%GLOBAL1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    NO.0.45%IT1.41%
    FINANCE0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    20.45%BUILDING1.34%
    LONDON0.45%M1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.45%S1.24%
    J0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INVEST0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied142202,798
    7499 - Non-trading company3811,316
    7487 - Other business activities3660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3330,253
    74990 - Non-trading company328,695
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,246
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,336
    9999 - Dormant Company1219,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,788
    41100 - Development of building projects103,921
    9305 - Other service activities108,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,528
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified62,086
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices51,769
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified52,754
    68310 - Real estate agencies41,890

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07507586 BROADOAK CONSTRUCTION GRP LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504642 BARVALIPEN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 25 Jan 2011
    07504372 THE OAKBRIDGE WINE COMPANY LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07503186 NUAG NRS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501090 3RD SPACE DIGITAL LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498697 EDIF GROUP LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497852 EDIF GROUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07495464 DECIDE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494653 JD EVENT PRODUCTION LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07493832 TECHNICAL STAFFING RESOURCES LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493757 ALIGNED FOR LIFE LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491788 JANE BELCHER LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489368 SURREY HORSERACING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486599 FCM PROJECTS LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07484533 LAWLESS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07504307 MAIDS4CLEANING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504243 RAVENHAM PLC 25 Jan 2011
    07501520 RVA SECURITIES (UK) LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07490565 LISAVIN CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489334 TOPACE LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07489190 EPPING LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07485724 NANOTOTEM LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07494252 TJB FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07487034 WOOF WOOF MEOW (BUCKS) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483780 STRATEGIC HEADWAY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011