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

  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 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)LeatherheadUK
    2013107134,802
    2012125131,491
    % change-14.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2004 (131) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013373733
    New companies in 2012364346
    % change2.8%-14.0%-28.3%
    Record Year2004 (48)2012 (43)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeatherheadUK
    201311277,914
    20125967,576
    % change89.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013593419
    Closed companies in 2012252410
    % change136.0%41.7%90%
    Record Year2013 (59)2013 (34)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeatherheadUK
    2013-556,888
    20126663,915
    Record Year 2004 (93) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-22314
    Net growth in 2012111936
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2012 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.9%-14.6%-25.8%
    Record Year2004 (0.2%)1960 (0.4%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.36%CONSULTING5.18%
    PLC2.07%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%PROPERTY2.44%
    CAPITAL1.18%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA1.03%DESIGN1.79%
    SECURITY0.89%ENGINEERING1.78%
    GLOBAL0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.59%LONDON1.72%
    GREEN0.59%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SOFTWARE0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    INTERNATIONAL0.59%GLOBAL1.57%
    SURREY0.59%J1.56%
    LONDON0.59%CARE1.46%
    IT0.44%IT1.43%
    HOMES0.44%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FIRE0.44%PROPERTIES1.36%
    WORLD0.44%M1.25%
    MARKETING0.44%BUILDING1.21%
    TRAVEL0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    WITH0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENT0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    CENTRE0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195249,183
    74990 - Non-trading company5914,129
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4432,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3754,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3224,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2816,448
    99999 - Dormant Company2543,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified102,280
    41100 - Development of building projects98,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development98,099
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    86900 - Other human health activities88,465
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,950
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified74,819
    62090 - Other information technology service activities712,664
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings75,372
    70221 - Financial management72,476
    71129 - Other engineering activities64,226

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC381338 FAIROAK CONSULTING LLP 03 Jan 2013
    08346283 ARCASTREAM LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08347096 ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352768 MAXUS SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08353026 TEMPLETON EVENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353999 LAW COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08358223 KAPOW MEDIA LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08366758 APEX PERFORMANCE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08375738 AMR LONDON LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376155 DILIGENT DOM CARE SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08379891 BYTECRACKERS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08380234 APPLES WITH ORANGES LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08348450 TJK SOFTWARE LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350381 THE LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08352500 ADINA MEDIA LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08354120 PASTRY BOY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    OC381548 TRADE EUROPE TRAVEL LLP 11 Jan 2013
    08358984 GLOBAL SOCIAL DIGITAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359968 SAPHES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08367117 HEALTH CONSULTING AND INVESTMENT LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370369 DARWIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08371853 IIRF LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08380291 SECON LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08360365 ROOM4PR LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08376714 BL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013