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
    09464942 PLUM PRINT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465130 MOUNTVIEW LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    OC398617 SAVILLE & RICHARDSON CONSULTING LLP 04 Mar 2015
    09478138 INSPIRING LITTLE LEARNERS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09480117 CLAIMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09487303 ATHENA ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09488955 BIG CZERO LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09495514 EMPRO LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09495817 1882 CORPORATE FINANCE LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09495889 1882 FAMILY OFFICE LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09496352 1882 WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09502648 FERN MEDIA CONSULTING LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09512471 C SHARP STRATEGY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09514663 WOODSIDE21 LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09514835 FORDEN HOMES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515640 INTRAVSOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09520403 SNAPDAZZLES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09468873 TARGET-FIT LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09491747 WEGNER BUILDING SERVICES LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09502789 WEBWISE LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09516220 LANDIFY LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09468301 THPT SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09472219 HORSLEY NEWS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09477387 PB TURF SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09482946 CHANDLER CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2015