Leatherhead, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeatherheadUK
    2014116150,722
    2013107134,802
    % change8.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014404234
    New companies in 2013373733
    % change8.1%13.5%3.0%
    Record Year2004 (48)2012 (43)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeatherheadUK
    20147382,370
    201311277,914
    % change-34.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014183619
    Closed companies in 2013593419
    % change-69.5%5.9%0%
    Record Year2013 (59)2014 (36)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)LeatherheadUK
    20144368,352
    2013-556,888
    Record Year 2012 (66) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201422615
    Net growth in 2013-22314
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2012 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Leatherhead
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change1.2%4.8%-14.0%
    Record Year2004 (0.2%)1960 (0.4%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 48.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leatherhead was in 2010 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING5.22%
    CAPITAL1.27%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PLC1.27%PROPERTY2.64%
    INVESTMENTS1.14%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%LONDON1.88%
    ENERGY1.01%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SURREY1.01%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    TRADING0.76%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.76%BUSINESS1.71%
    LONDON0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ENGINEERING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%GLOBAL1.58%
    ENTERPRISES0.63%J1.48%
    IMPORT-EXPORT0.63%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DATA0.63%MEDIA1.48%
    PROPERTY0.51%IT1.33%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%TRANSPORT1.30%
    IN0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    UNIVERSAL0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    LABS0.51%M1.21%
    BUSINESS0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied217280,210
    74990 - Non-trading company8114,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3837,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3856,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3227,750
    99999 - Dormant Company3047,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2626,700
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified125,537
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,509
    86900 - Other human health activities1210,273
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284
    62090 - Other information technology service activities812,813
    41100 - Development of building projects89,855
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified75,949
    70221 - Financial management73,282
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies63,840
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified63,024

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918033 FLEXIBLE GENERATION LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921398 BRANDED TRAFFIC CONES LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08924863 MARIC LIGHTING LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08927110 ATTUNE ENERGY 3 LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08942738 JPJ LOCKSMITHS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943369 PALMER AND PALMER SOLICITORS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08961555 R R HEALY LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08961571 HEALY'S ACR LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964311 JAMES HAYR LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08967075 NIZAM & TEAM LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08924985 YARDLAB LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08925950 BLACK OAK EUROPE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08933017 COMMODITIES EUROPEAN LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934656 KINGXVILLE INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08936170 CONANT CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936207 LIBERTY3 CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08939023 ARBORLIFE LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08947743 DAY'S INVENTORY SERVICE LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08962549 PERFECT PETAL UNDERWEAR LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08964266 JUMPING UK LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08937392 F CONISBEE & SON LTD 13 Mar 2014
    OC392025 F CONISBEE & SON FARMING LLP 18 Mar 2014
    08959676 JOHN'S HOPE LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08962834 CLEMENTINE INTERIORS LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08968062 YUMGIE LIMITED 31 Mar 2014