Leatherhead, Surrey
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 107 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leatherhead UK 2013 107 134,802 2012 125 131,491 % change -14.4% 2.5% Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 37 37 33 New companies in 2012 36 43 46 % change 2.8% -14.0% -28.3% Record Year 2004 (48) 2012 (43) 2004 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 89.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leatherhead UK 2013 112 77,914 2012 59 67,576 % change 89.8% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 59 34 19 Closed companies in 2012 25 24 10 % change 136.0% 41.7% 90% Record Year 2013 (59) 2013 (34) 2010 (48)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was -5 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leatherhead UK 2013 -5 56,888 2012 66 63,915 Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -22 3 14 Net growth in 2012 11 19 36 Record Year 2004 (33) 2003 (28) 2012 (36)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Leatherhead 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.9% -14.6% -25.8% Record Year 2004 (0.2%) 1960 (0.4%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 2010 when 33.1% of all directors were female.
32.7% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.36% CONSULTING 5.18% PLC 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.62% PROPERTY 2.44% CAPITAL 1.18% TRADING 2.06% MEDIA 1.03% DESIGN 1.79% SECURITY 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.78% GLOBAL 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% INVESTMENTS 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SYSTEMS 0.59% LONDON 1.72% GREEN 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SOFTWARE 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% INTERNATIONAL 0.59% GLOBAL 1.57% SURREY 0.59% J 1.56% LONDON 0.59% CARE 1.46% IT 0.44% IT 1.43% HOMES 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FIRE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.36% WORLD 0.44% M 1.25% MARKETING 0.44% BUILDING 1.21% TRAVEL 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% WITH 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENT 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% CENTRE 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 195 249,183 74990 - Non-trading company 59 14,129 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 16,448 99999 - Dormant Company 25 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,591 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 10 2,280 41100 - Development of building projects 9 8,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 8,099 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,507 86900 - Other human health activities 8 8,465 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,950 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 4,819 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 12,664 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 5,372 70221 - Financial management 7 2,476 71129 - Other engineering activities 6 4,226
Recent Companies
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