Leatherhead, Surrey

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 148 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeatherheadUK
    2014148143,414
    2013125132,684
    % change18.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (148) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014514651
    New companies in 2013424439
    % change21.4%4.5%30.8%
    Record Year2003 (52)2003 (78)2003 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeatherheadUK
    201493101,670
    20136986,170
    % change34.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014282540
    Closed companies in 2013242025
    % change16.7%25.0%60%
    Record Year2010 (35)2008 (53)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeatherheadUK
    20145541,744
    20135646,514
    Record Year 2013 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014232111
    Net growth in 2013182414
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (65)2003 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leatherhead
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change10.3%-0.4%20.0%
    Record Year1986 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 46.4.

    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 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    33.6% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.09%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CAPITAL1.47%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%PROPERTY2.62%
    INVESTMENTS1.10%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENERGY0.74%TRADING2.00%
    OXSHOTT0.74%LONDON1.95%
    PLC0.74%CARE1.94%
    INTERNATIONAL0.61%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CARS0.61%DESIGN1.70%
    TRADING0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    BUSINESS0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    INVEST0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    GLOBAL0.61%J1.53%
    MEDICAL0.61%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PARTNERS0.61%GLOBAL1.51%
    HOLDINGS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TECHNOLOGY0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PUBLISHING0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    M0.49%CO.,1.36%
    MEDIA0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    DIRECT0.49%IT1.30%
    IN0.49%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied237278,481
    74990 - Non-trading company7214,006
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4457,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4240,717
    99999 - Dormant Company3348,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3029,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2428,224
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,675
    86900 - Other human health activities1211,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,914
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified105,857
    41100 - Development of building projects1010,604
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate86,595
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings77,151
    93199 - Other sports activities74,016
    62090 - Other information technology service activities712,795
    70221 - Financial management73,550
    59112 - Video production activities62,667

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09166426 LINDANNA LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167579 LUCKY 8 PR LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09167730 SMART FASHION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09171268 M & A TRANSPORT SERVICES 2008 LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172994 ROCKIT CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174411 HJWP LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09175593 ORGANIC BUKO UK LTD. 14 Aug 2014
    09188038 OXSHOTT VILLAGE CARS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09188559 OXSHOTT CARS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09188840 OXSHOTT CAR HIRE LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09191360 GOLDSTAR TAX RETURNS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09193196 TETE-A-THE LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09193788 BRAZIL VILLA LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194868 BAHAMAS VILLA LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09160286 WB AUTOMATION LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09171168 ABACO COMEX LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09184107 PRIME TICKET LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09184497 VIKING VENTURE LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09190538 MISSING ELEPHANT LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09192091 MOST VALUABLE PROFESSIONALS TEMP LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09174602 DIRECT CAR SALES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174643 DIRECT CAR TRANSPORT LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09180980 GLOBAL SOLUTION APPLIANCES LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09187069 RESOURCE 7 LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09190368 WALL SPACE ART LTD 28 Aug 2014