Leatherhead, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeatherheadUK
    2015134161,156
    2014116150,722
    % change15.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (134) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leatherhead when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015464444
    New companies in 2014404234
    % change15.0%4.8%29.4%
    Record Year2004 (48)2015 (44)2004 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeatherheadUK
    20159489,523
    20147382,370
    % change28.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015253435
    Closed companies in 2014183619
    % change38.9%-5.6%84%
    Record Year2013 (59)2014 (36)2010 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Leatherhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 40 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LeatherheadUK
    20154071,633
    20144368,352
    Record Year 2012 (66) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201521109
    Net growth in 201422615
    Record Year2004 (33)2003 (28)2012 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Leatherhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Leatherhead
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change12.8%-3.6%18.0%
    Record Year2004 (0.2%)1960 (0.4%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.8% of all director appointments in Leatherhead in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.88%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.07%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CAPITAL1.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    FINANCE0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    OXSHOTT0.69%CARE2.13%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%ENGINEERING2.12%
    INVEST0.58%LONDON1.91%
    BUSINESS0.58%TRADING1.88%
    DEVELOPMENT0.58%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MEDIA0.58%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    INTERNATIONAL0.46%DESIGN1.65%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%CO.,1.58%
    WHOLESALE0.46%J1.55%
    ENERGY0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MEDICAL0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    CARS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    S0.35%BUILDING1.31%
    DESIGN0.35%IT1.30%
    PRODUCTS0.35%MEDIA1.28%
    18820.35%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied243288,953
    74990 - Non-trading company7113,794
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5543,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4158,522
    99999 - Dormant Company3849,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3330,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2629,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate157,450
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,651
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified126,067
    86900 - Other human health activities1113,990
    41100 - Development of building projects1111,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,862
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified86,242
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities77,682
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate711,600
    70221 - Financial management73,698
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings57,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09383528 SAFE AND VAULT ENGINEERS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09390104 SPACES ALBERT HOUSE FREEHOLD LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09393808 CNMC LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09401848 COURSEYOUCAN LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09402610 MONROE TECHNICAL RESOURCING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09406142 BANYAN PROJECTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406849 JOANNE ALLEN EY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09412643 ACTIVATETENNIS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09413462 DUTY OF CARE PET SERVICES UK LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09385762 DESIGNERLIGHTING.LONDON LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09388827 MICHELSON, PINKUS AND VEKSELBERG LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09393227 SILVER SUN LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09393301 WOLFWEB LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09396270 SURESAT LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09406865 TECHNOLOGY INVESTORS LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09409519 BRAEBLOCK HILL CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410834 SKYLARK SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410849 ZOOM ZOOM LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09413752 SOLAR KIT LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09374495 RUSSELL & CO SERVICED OFFICES LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09385105 REBECCA SMITH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385734 RTC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09397056 HEATH FARM ENERGY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400517 SOUTH RIDING CONSULTANCY LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09414141 PROPKA LIMITED 30 Jan 2015