Mitcham, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MitchamUK
    2014231150,722
    2013206134,802
    % change12.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014687192
    New companies in 2013746963
    % change-8.1%2.9%46.0%
    Record Year2013 (74)2014 (71)2014 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MitchamUK
    20149082,370
    201311177,914
    % change-18.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014322929
    Closed companies in 2013463134
    % change-30.4%-6.5%-15%
    Record Year2011 (51)2010 (38)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Mitcham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 141 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MitchamUK
    201414168,352
    20139556,888
    Record Year 2014 (141) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous March.

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014364263
    Net growth in 2013283829
    Record Year2014 (36)2011 (42)2014 (63)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Mitcham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Mitcham
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-14.0%-5.0%21.8%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2011 (0.2%)2014 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Mitcham was in 2012 when 30.2% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Mitcham in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.33%CONSULTING5.22%
    TRADING1.25%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSTRUCTION1.10%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%TRADING2.05%
    MANAGEMENT0.88%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%CARE1.79%
    SECURITY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.66%DESIGN1.75%
    CENTRE0.59%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CLEANING0.59%BUSINESS1.71%
    SERVICE0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUILDING0.52%J1.48%
    CARS0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    GLOBAL0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.52%IT1.33%
    CO0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    BEAUTY0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    (0.44%M1.21%
    K0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied512280,210
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6626,700
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5356,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4847,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4637,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4427,750
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings236,559
    86900 - Other human health activities2010,273
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,491
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating143,708
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands147,300
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,313
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    43210 - Electrical installation115,885
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities112,747
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    86101 - Hospital activities102,870

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872517 LDN FOOD IMPORTS LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08873257 LUCKY FAIRY LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874833 LGS EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875102 ACIT SUPPORT LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875254 MUJERLTD LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08878531 FRIENDS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (FPD) LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08881703 CREAM & MUNCH LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08885130 REDEEM CARE LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08886651 HIGHBURY HIGH LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08888380 HILARY AVENUE 1957 LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08888494 MAAYLON LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    OC391161 SIGNATURE LAW LLP 14 Feb 2014
    08889993 BORTSOLUTIONS LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08893366 AVP CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894951 ANSTEY GLOBAL TRADING LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08895238 BFC CAPITAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08898959 A Z FOODSTORE LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08899430 DELCETA BARGAIN CENTRE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08899805 M & P O'DONNELL LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08902241 PROGEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08904398 EHMB INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907822 ROAD TO EMMAUS SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08909382 PREST CONSTRUCT LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08910861 ANTONIO AUTO LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08914775 EU MEDICA LTD 27 Feb 2014