Leatherhead, Surrey

Q3 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 91 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeatherheadUK
    201291118,868
    2011115114,512
    % change-20.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (213) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012262837
    New companies in 2011513034
    % change-49.0%-6.7%8.8%
    Record Year2003 (52)2003 (78)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeatherheadUK
    20126674,772
    20118172,230
    % change-18.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012322113
    Closed companies in 2011302823
    % change6.7%-25.0%-43%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (53)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 25 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)LeatherheadUK
    20122544,096
    20113442,282
    Record Year 2003 (184) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-6724
    Net growth in 201121211
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (65)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Leatherhead
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-54.2%-5.9%7.6%
    Record Year1974 (0.5%)1964 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    29.9% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.49%CONSULTING5.05%
    PLC2.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%PROPERTY2.35%
    CAPITAL0.83%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (SURREY)0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DEVELOPMENT0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRUST0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.55%MEDIA1.67%
    LONDON0.55%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%J1.55%
    SECURITY0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    SCHOOL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MARTIN0.55%IT1.43%
    GLOBAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%CARE1.32%
    SURREY0.55%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    RET0.55%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRADING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.42%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290331,455
    74990 - Non-trading company389,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2733,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    7487 - Other business activities1935,545
    7499 - Non-trading company186,164
    99999 - Dormant Company1725,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1112,598
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified101,258
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,716
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,514
    41100 - Development of building projects74,965
    62012 - Business and domestic software development74,584
    7260 - Other computer related activities64,979
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869
    86900 - Other human health activities54,998
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply44,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08202561 UNITED WOODEN COLLARS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203089 ALTIUS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203343 ALB-RET LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08206604 BUY WITH CONFIDENCE LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08208347 GNARLY GAMES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08213810 OPTIMUM SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08218659 ZIMMYJAM LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219808 TMT HEALTH LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221220 HAYNE IT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08224935 SOUTHERN FIRE SECURITY LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226093 SAFE-GROUP UK LTD 24 Sep 2012
    OC378893 KAILASH PARTNERS LLP 28 Sep 2012
    08205169 SHERIDAN LABS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08206493 MAIDS4CLEANING LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08214634 ANAHORY AND STERN LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217659 GOLDEN SKY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222708 OAKSFX LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223732 MIDSTONE PLC 21 Sep 2012
    08224909 FTP DISTRIBUTORS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08229514 MOTA PROVISION GLOBAL LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230913 PULSE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LTD. 27 Sep 2012
    08199117 SOLUTION 22 LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202472 SURREY CLEANING CO LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08223272 EMILY FRANK LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226733 THE BAKING TREE LTD 24 Sep 2012