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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

  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 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)LeatherheadUK
    2012125131,491
    2011121116,391
    % change3.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012364346
    New companies in 2011373747
    % change-2.7%16.2%-2.1%
    Record Year2004 (48)2012 (43)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeatherheadUK
    20125967,576
    20118290,987
    % change-28.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (89) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012252410
    Closed companies in 2011342424
    % change-26.5%0.0%-58%
    Record Year2007 (39)2010 (28)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeatherheadUK
    20126663,915
    20113925,404
    Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012111936
    Net growth in 201131323
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2012 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.5%-0.6%-8.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1966 (0.4%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PLC3.46%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING2.82%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT2.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.02%TRADING2.07%
    LEATHERHEAD0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CAPITAL0.77%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    HOLDINGS0.64%BUSINESS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRUST0.64%LONDON1.66%
    SURREY0.64%J1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%GLOBAL1.50%
    (SURREY)0.64%IT1.40%
    BOOKHAM0.51%CARE1.34%
    PARTNERS0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LONDON0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SCHOOL0.51%M1.27%
    ACCOUNTING0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%S1.20%
    RET0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied162216,665
    74990 - Non-trading company449,729
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3035,233
    7487 - Other business activities2952,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    7499 - Non-trading company249,102
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    9999 - Dormant Company1218,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    41100 - Development of building projects104,984
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified101,214
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,746
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,154
    9305 - Other service activities68,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development64,356
    62090 - Other information technology service activities68,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply66,934

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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