Leatherhead, Surrey

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 37.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LeatherheadUK
    2013125132,684
    201291118,868
    % change37.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (125) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013424439
    New companies in 2012262837
    % change61.5%57.1%5.4%
    Record Year2003 (52)2003 (78)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 69 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LeatherheadUK
    20136986,170
    20126675,908
    % change4.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013242025
    Closed companies in 2012322113
    % change-25.0%-4.8%92%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (53)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 56 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LeatherheadUK
    20135646,514
    20122542,960
    Record Year 2004 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013182414
    Net growth in 2012-6724
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (65)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Leatherhead
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.5%44.1%-7.6%
    Record Year1986 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 2009 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.76%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.23%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PLC1.57%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%PROPERTY2.53%
    MEDIA1.18%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CAPITAL0.79%LONDON1.79%
    LONDON0.79%DESIGN1.78%
    IMPORT-EXPORT0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%CARE1.64%
    ENGINEERING0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    INTERNATIONAL0.66%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.66%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.66%MEDIA1.54%
    SURREY0.66%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DATA0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%IT1.39%
    GLOBAL0.52%M1.25%
    INVESTMENT0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SECURITY0.39%BUILDING1.19%
    A2B0.39%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOMES0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BUSINESS0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied203260,135
    74990 - Non-trading company7314,228
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3934,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3754,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3026,675
    99999 - Dormant Company2746,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2617,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2425,547
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified112,692
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,979
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,516
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified95,160
    70100 - Activities of head offices93,929
    86900 - Other human health activities99,203
    41100 - Development of building projects99,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate88,312
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475
    93199 - Other sports activities73,654
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified75,322

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673545 BISTEC LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675068 SUBSTANTIA ACQUISITIONS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08677574 ORGANIC FOODS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680015 REEF BREAK LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681010 WORKINAV LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681174 GLAZIER INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683510 WARNERSPECK UK LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08691325 WESTGATE BROADCASTING SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08697663 VIVID COBALT LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08702403 ARHARPER CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704144 BLISSFIND LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08707117 BLOO DOG MARKETING LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08672968 CRANE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08674923 LJ.MOBILE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08678234 IXE AGRO LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08692506 MULTI VITA LABS LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08693134 PANDA DATA ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695171 MONTVAL BUSINESS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08702321 UNIFIED LABS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08708162 INTERNETSCAPE LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709625 BLUE ELVER LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08683001 THE BURGHWOOD CLINIC LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08683286 5378 CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08697503 THORNCROFT LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08704371 ANAYA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013