Mitcham, Surrey

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Mitcham when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2010)

    A total of 146 companies were registered in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MitchamUK
    2010146105,137
    200911791,034
    % change24.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010444359
    New companies in 2009334440
    % change33.3%-2.3%47.5%
    Record Year2010 (44)2007 (46)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MitchamUK
    201010382,677
    2009111108,060
    % change-7.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010203845
    Closed companies in 2009171579
    % change17.6%153.3%-43%
    Record Year2005 (43)2010 (38)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Mitcham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MitchamUK
    20104322,460
    20096-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201024514
    Net growth in 20091629-39
    Record Year2010 (24)2009 (29)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Mitcham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Mitcham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Mitcham when compared to any previous Q1.

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change23.8%-16.3%22.6%
    Record Year1973 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 40.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Mitcham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Mitcham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.53%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CARS1.27%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    INTERNATIONAL1.15%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    S0.89%TRADING1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTING0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    CENTRE0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    MARKETING0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    GLOBAL0.64%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    40.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    H0.64%J1.48%
    GROUP0.64%LONDON1.45%
    HIRE0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    SECURITY0.64%GROUP1.37%
    STORAGE0.51%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FOOD0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    FOUNDATION0.51%CARE1.33%
    HOMES0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FOODS0.51%M1.28%
    TRADING0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied384228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7274,904
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    9305 - Other service activities179,038
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1517,003
    4545 - Other building completion153,346
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    5530 - Restaurants104,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified926,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities99,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,069
    99999 - Dormant Company713,808
    4525 - Other special trades construction72,434
    8514 - Other human health activities72,640
    8532 - Social work without accommodation71,133
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management714,007

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170513 SEDGWICK PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07165414 VALNEC ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07162170 S BENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07162129 DORAJS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161131 THE ALBERT PUB LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159502 KITCHEN WORKTOPS LONDON LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07159067 DELICATE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158550 PANJVANI LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158367 MANON IT LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157135 ESTRELICIA COFFEE BAR & DELI LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156678 LA PLUMBING & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156510 CAFE 41 LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07156275 LUSH DESIGNS & CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07153166 ROBSHAR CARE HOMES LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07152494 KABUL KEBAB RESTAURANT LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07152066 M R HANDY MAIDS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07151844 SKYASSURED.COM LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07151000 J W MCDONALD KITCHEN SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150951 T P CARS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150025 BLUEROCK ASSET CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149434 PREMIUM HOSPITALITY LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07146365 A CHAREF LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07144160 SKYGAURD.CO.UK LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142845 INSPIRED PR & EVENTS LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07141575 DU'A FOODS LTD 01 Feb 2010