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 07896910 THE RESEARCH HUT LTD 04 Jan 2012 07898320 BUTTA LTD 05 Jan 2012 07905048 GMD LEATHERHEAD LTD 11 Jan 2012 07908569 UK SUPERCARS CAR HIRE LTD 13 Jan 2012 07909250 VMAC PLANT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07911230 MARCADOR SPORTS LTD 16 Jan 2012 07911965 INFINITE 100 LTD 17 Jan 2012 07919439 GLOBAL MANPOWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07926643 MAGIS SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2012 07926736 ARTIFACTUALLY LONDON LTD 27 Jan 2012 07928194 BEANSEAT LTD 30 Jan 2012 07900031 ALZHEIMER'S CARE ASSIST LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07901282 PATTERSON ELECTRIC LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07908898 ANNUM LTD 13 Jan 2012 07911410 BAYDEN PLC 16 Jan 2012 07917323 ACCES MAN UK LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07921452 HEADPHONE CENTRE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07924278 FELMORE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07926709 CHALLENGE WINDOWS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07896618 DEE GEE ENTS LTD 04 Jan 2012 07898200 KALEIDOS CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07902314 APART FILMS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07909561 GOLD MEDAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07909625 OSO CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 OC371350 DISCERN CONSULTING LLP 12 Jan 2012
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