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Mitcham, Surrey

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    A total of 169 companies were registered in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MitchamUK
    2012169131,491
    2011174116,391
    % change-2.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012356668
    New companies in 2011426864
    % change-16.7%-2.9%6.3%
    Record Year2010 (44)2011 (68)2007 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MitchamUK
    20128767,576
    201111290,987
    % change-22.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012233331
    Closed companies in 2011512635
    % change-54.9%26.9%-11%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (38)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Mitcham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 82 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MitchamUK
    20128263,915
    20116225,404
    Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012123337
    Net growth in 2011-94229
    Record Year2010 (24)2011 (42)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Mitcham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Mitcham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-28.6%-17.0%-0.6%
    Record Year1973 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 37.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    27.1% of all director appointments in Mitcham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.68%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSTRUCTION1.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENTERPRISES1.03%TRADING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOBAL0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CLEANING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    CARS0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.56%LONDON1.66%
    (0.56%J1.54%
    CENTRE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BEAUTY0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    IT0.56%IT1.40%
    CONSULTING0.56%CARE1.34%
    CARE0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    NEW0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRADING0.47%M1.27%
    (LONDON)0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    CAR0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    E0.47%S1.20%
    SECURITY0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied393216,665
    7487 - Other business activities4952,735
    9999 - Dormant Company2918,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2413,637
    9305 - Other service activities248,818
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,303
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company1525,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1119,704
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    4545 - Other building completion102,196
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings93,052
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult82,379
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,154
    6022 - Taxi operation7569
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands72,902
    7499 - Non-trading company79,102
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering65,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07971636 CROYDON FOOD BANK LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07971668 MUSHEER & SONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07971785 JAKEESAN LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07972561 ARYEETEY SEWING COMPANY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972891 BELLACASA LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07973620 FLAWLESS PROFESSIONAL LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07979305 T&M IMPORTS & EXPORTS LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07982692 BUSOGA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07983710 ALLIED FOOD & WINE LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985444 HSO CONTRACTOR LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988248 SP ENEA LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07988291 IFRA TECH LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07991973 N-FINITY ANALYTICS LTD. 15 Mar 2012
    07992340 K&S (979) LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07994674 FIRST CAPITAL TRADING LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08001743 THEPROGROUND LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001878 JOSHIM CLOTHING HOUSE LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003209 ROCKWARE LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08003301 THE BACH FLOWER COMPANY LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08005075 PICK N POST LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08005106 AMR TRADERS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08005561 GASNWATER LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08005607 THE MASTER OF TRADING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08008696 CAMPBELL'S CABS' LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08011423 PT-TEACH LIMITED 29 Mar 2012