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Leatherhead, Surrey

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 38.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeatherheadUK
    2011115114,512
    201083101,492
    % change38.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (213) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011513034
    New companies in 2010333317
    % change54.5%-9.1%100.0%
    Record Year2003 (52)2003 (78)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeatherheadUK
    20118172,230
    20109487,705
    % change-13.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011302823
    Closed companies in 2010352831
    % change-14.3%0.0%-26%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (53)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 34 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeatherheadUK
    20113442,282
    2010-1113,787
    Record Year 2003 (184) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201121211
    Net growth in 2010-25-14
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (65)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leatherhead
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.0%
    % change41.5%-23.5%80.6%
    Record Year1974 (0.5%)1964 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    23.7% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLC3.35%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.68%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING2.55%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    HOLDINGS1.34%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%TRADING2.06%
    SURREY0.94%DESIGN1.94%
    CAPITAL0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ENTERPRISES0.80%BUSINESS1.82%
    LEATHERHEAD0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.80%ENGINEERING1.74%
    GROUP0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    GLOBAL0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.67%LONDON1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%J1.47%
    CITY0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    LONDON0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.54%CARE1.42%
    PRIORY0.54%IT1.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    EDIF0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    J0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.40%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    RESEARCH0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    MINES0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied139204,493
    7499 - Non-trading company3711,543
    7487 - Other business activities3665,177
    74990 - Non-trading company308,064
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2929,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2414,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1915,760
    9999 - Dormant Company1822,587
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,551
    41100 - Development of building projects103,697
    9305 - Other service activities810,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,686
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,614
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,345
    7011 - Development & sell real estate52,638
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering56,321
    62012 - Business and domestic software development53,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07694336 MSPACE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07697615 AERO CITY LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07699082 H2H CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700543 MACDONALD FOX LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07703605 KLASSIC HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07703732 CENTRE POINT EUROPE LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07706647 MY HAUNTED HOUSE LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07709908 TEK-CITY LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07716340 CCSERVE LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07716809 GLOBETROTTER ENTERPRISES LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07718682 LITTLEPARK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721453 AFFINITY FLYING TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07690388 SAYED'S SECRETS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690439 LINE ACTION LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07691813 COLLECTIVE CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07699081 JUMPSTART INNOVATION LTD. 11 Jul 2011
    07702526 R&R CHORD LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705579 SILVER ARROWS (HIRE) LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07705941 HOLBORN CAPITAL LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706917 HIWATECH SECURITY SYSTEM LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07708016 CLEAN FREEDOM LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07712344 GENOA PLC 20 Jul 2011
    07715293 LEATHERHEAD EXPRESS LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07695248 ANACY GLOBAL LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07703839 BOB A2 LIMITED 13 Jul 2011