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
New Company Registrations
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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) Leatherhead UK 2015 134 161,156 2014 116 150,722 % change 15.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (134) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 46 44 44 New companies in 2014 40 42 34 % change 15.0% 4.8% 29.4% Record Year 2004 (48) 2015 (44) 2004 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leatherhead UK 2015 94 89,523 2014 73 82,370 % change 28.8% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 34 35 Closed companies in 2014 18 36 19 % change 38.9% -5.6% 84% Record Year 2013 (59) 2014 (36) 2010 (48)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leatherhead UK 2015 40 71,633 2014 43 68,352 Record Year 2012 (66) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 21 10 9 Net growth in 2014 22 6 15 Record Year 2004 (33) 2003 (28) 2012 (36)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 12.8% -3.6% 18.0% Record Year 2004 (0.2%) 1960 (0.4%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.88% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CAPITAL 1.04% PROPERTY 2.72% FINANCE 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% OXSHOTT 0.69% CARE 2.13% ASSOCIATES 0.58% ENGINEERING 2.12% INVEST 0.58% LONDON 1.91% BUSINESS 0.58% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENT 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDIA 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INTERNATIONAL 0.46% DESIGN 1.65% INVESTMENTS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.46% CO., 1.58% WHOLESALE 0.46% J 1.55% ENERGY 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDICAL 0.46% BUSINESS 1.49% CARS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GLOBAL 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.35% BUILDING 1.31% DESIGN 0.35% IT 1.30% PRODUCTS 0.35% MEDIA 1.28% 1882 0.35% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 243 288,953 74990 - Non-trading company 71 13,794 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 38 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 15 7,450 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,651 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 12 6,067 86900 - Other human health activities 11 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 11 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,862 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 8 6,242 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 7,682 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 11,600 70221 - Financial management 7 3,698 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 5 7,797
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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