Leatherhead, Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Leatherhead when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leatherhead UK 2012 125 131,491 2011 121 116,391 % change 3.3% 13.0% Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 36 43 46 New companies in 2011 37 37 47 % change -2.7% 16.2% -2.1% Record Year 2004 (48) 2012 (43) 2004 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leatherhead UK 2012 59 67,576 2011 82 90,987 % change -28.0% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (89) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 25 24 10 Closed companies in 2011 34 24 24 % change -26.5% 0.0% -58% Record Year 2007 (39) 2010 (28) 2010 (48)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 66 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leatherhead UK 2012 66 63,915 2011 39 25,404 Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Leatherhead when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 11 19 36 Net growth in 2011 3 13 23 Record Year 2004 (33) 2003 (28) 2012 (36)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Leatherhead 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.5% -0.6% -8.4% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1966 (0.4%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 49.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PLC 3.46% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.82% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 2.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.15% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.02% TRADING 2.07% LEATHERHEAD 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CAPITAL 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.79% HOLDINGS 0.64% BUSINESS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRUST 0.64% LONDON 1.66% SURREY 0.64% J 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.64% GLOBAL 1.50% (SURREY) 0.64% IT 1.40% BOOKHAM 0.51% CARE 1.34% PARTNERS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% LONDON 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SCHOOL 0.51% M 1.27% ACCOUNTING 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.51% S 1.20% RET 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 162 216,665 74990 - Non-trading company 44 9,729 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 29 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,704 7499 - Non-trading company 24 9,102 99999 - Dormant Company 19 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 9999 - Dormant Company 12 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 13,637 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,984 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 10 1,214 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,746 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 6 8,818 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 4,356 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,934
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07931572 BREWERY TAP BARS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07931992 FLUX DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07943060 SKINNY CAT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07949475 STONELL LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07956437 FOCAL POINT (OPTICAL) LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07958101 CEBRAL LTD 21 Feb 2012 07959215 RET KING'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL BRIGHTON TRUST 21 Feb 2012 07959251 RET TWICKENHAM TRUST 21 Feb 2012 07959264 RET ST ANDREW THE APOSTLE GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL TRUST 21 Feb 2012 07960465 INTERIM IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 07962285 KATANA RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07963718 UNCLE CHARLIE'S LTD 24 Feb 2012 07964006 AFCI (UK) 24 Feb 2012 07967503 BIG MOUNTAIN DAY LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07931116 WADDICT LTD 01 Feb 2012 07934377 SPORTEVENTS CHINA LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07941248 OCTILLIA LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07941862 ASKELL LTD 08 Feb 2012 07942076 ZERVO PLC 08 Feb 2012 07945357 GOURMET SHOP LTD 10 Feb 2012 07946433 ACCES MAN UK COACHING DIVISION LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07951073 MERCOM OIL SANDS PLC 15 Feb 2012 07959196 INTERSPOKE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07942524 IN THE ROOM RESOURCES LTD 09 Feb 2012 07949579 BLUEYONDER LTD 14 Feb 2012
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