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
    09112603 ASHBY MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09115727 GD AURORA FINANCIAL LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09117038 PLAY FUTSAL LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09119742 THE CONSTABLES' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 07 Jul 2014
    09132951 CAKES BY KATIE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09143417 PRESENT PARTNERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144142 WCN PUBLISHING LTD. 23 Jul 2014
    09146388 NEW ERA PRODUCTS LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09149365 SHESED LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153416 S P ENERGY CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09110140 MUMANU LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09128642 BUSY TYRES WHOLESALE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130706 SULTAN GRILL LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133146 BALKAN BROTHERS LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09135090 READY SPARES WHOLESALE LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09135278 ROLLY TYRES WHOLESALE LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09136318 INTERNATIONAL FITNESS AND SPORTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09139207 THE SALES ACCELERATION TEAM LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09139420 SMART BUSINESS SUPPLIES LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09151181 MORGAN PLUS LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09154567 VIRGO MANAGEMENT LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09156266 BOOKING STORE LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09129111 TIMBERWOOD TREE CARE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131927 BRAMFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09134390 RJJC RTE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014