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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
    07759224 JLT PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07761658 T J PLUMBING & REFURBISHMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763587 LITTLE BOOKHAM PRESCHOOL LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07773651 SVG FOODS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07775338 THE AFRICA ASIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 15 Sep 2011
    07781838 TORCH MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782388 MICHELE HINDMARCH LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782607 GGG SCOTLAND LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783351 O'SULLIVAN PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07784221 STRATTON BROTHERS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07784600 GETSUNG LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07789024 EARNSHAW CONSULTING LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07791501 FUTURE LIGHT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07791532 N. A. ATHERTON LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07793840 TAYOLDO PHARMA LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07761329 EMMA RUSSELL PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07766059 BERNCASTLE LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07762911 AVANTMOTION LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07770966 HITIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC 12 Sep 2011
    07772581 THE PARK AND PARK VIEW PROTECTION ASSOCIATION LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773701 DORMATION LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776810 MAGNUS TELECOM LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07791300 ANJ MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07773265 PAMPER PARTY ME LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07788834 ONE AVENUE GROUP LIMITED 27 Sep 2011