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
    09198347 STEVE DRAKE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09198466 PREDATOR TAEKWONDO CIC 01 Sep 2014
    09205255 SUTOR ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09214756 VARSITY HALLS (SWANSEA) LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09217005 DAMSER LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09221774 BLACK & HAWKES LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09228296 CRESTAWOOD LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228935 DEL-EXCEL LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09229213 GROVE FOREST ALLIANCE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09236076 B&L SPORTS LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    OC395211 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LLP 10 Sep 2014
    09204607 MOLE HILL CREATIVE SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09206867 NABATHY LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208937 ESSINGTON ROOFING LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09214121 MARINE & OIL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL ( MAROIL INTERNATIONAL) LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218596 PROEXCEL LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219609 LOGOTHINGS LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09226077 LOWER FARM LIVERY STABLES LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09226583 REM SVARTZ SECURITIES LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228215 HK ASIA SERVICES CO. LTD. 22 Sep 2014
    09230249 SMARTER LINES LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09230717 HERON INVEST LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09236439 CRUZ INVEST LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09211235 LEAF FORMULA LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09241246 HORSLEY CATERING LTD 30 Sep 2014