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
    08428885 LOGICSERVE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08431315 AC-CON ACCOUNTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08435512 RELISH LIVING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08437733 ZERCAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439977 BARTLETT COOKE LHD LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08444788 BHARATI ENGINEERING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08444986 GODET PROJECT CONSULTING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446781 WASTETOFUEL LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447022 ECLIPSE FURNITURE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08455081 SKYGREEN MEDIA LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08464353 JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08465019 CONNECT TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08466422 CRICKET GENIE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08429747 MMATICA LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08437170 MEZEBOX LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08444633 ACACIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08447911 GPWMT LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08449881 HARRISON BASFORD MARSHALL LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08454527 VALOUR RESOURCES LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08460835 FINE THINGS OF BOOKHAM LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08464106 8 ASIA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08433317 BODY COPY LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08441705 THE MARKET PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08446830 MERRY HOUSE TAKEAWAY LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08465557 INCORPORATION ERROR LIMITED 28 Mar 2013