Mitcham, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Mitcham 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)

    A total of 228 companies were registered in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly 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)MitchamUK
    2015228161,156
    2014231150,722
    % change-1.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Mitcham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015747579
    New companies in 2014687192
    % change8.8%5.6%-14.1%
    Record Year2013 (74)2015 (75)2014 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Mitcham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 56.7% 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)MitchamUK
    201514189,523
    20149082,370
    % change56.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (141) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Mitcham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015394854
    Closed companies in 2014322929
    % change21.9%65.5%86%
    Record Year2011 (51)2015 (48)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Mitcham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 87 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MitchamUK
    20158771,633
    201414168,352
    Record Year 2014 (141) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015352725
    Net growth in 2014364263
    Record Year2014 (36)2011 (42)2014 (63)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Mitcham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Mitcham
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change6.7%-2.7%-21.7%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2011 (0.2%)2014 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% 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 Mitcham was in 2012 when 30.2% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Mitcham 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
    LONDON1.48%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    SKILLS1.05%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    RIGHT1.05%PROPERTY2.72%
    HEALTHCARE0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CARE2.13%
    GLOBAL0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.91%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.84%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTING0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUILDING0.70%DESIGN1.65%
    MAINTENANCE0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CLEANING0.63%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.63%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRADING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    ALLIED0.42%IT1.30%
    R0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    CO0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied541288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6829,218
    99999 - Dormant Company6249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3843,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3530,825
    86900 - Other human health activities3513,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings277,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    86101 - Hospital activities245,043
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing186,052
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles175,392
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands158,607
    43210 - Electrical installation156,139
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified146,238
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets136,557
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating134,256
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,682

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09377459 CLB YAKO LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09377660 BONNYLEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09378957 BIS INVESTMENTS LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380722 WJ THOMSON BUILDERS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381397 FLOW EXCELLENCE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381411 CONSTANCE LUKE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09384228 PRECISION CARE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385250 MERTON WINDOWS AND DOORS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09386968 JODEEM GLOBAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387650 MACNAMARA MAINTENANCE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388563 ZKTS (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09393830 FBIT EUROPE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394535 JAMMY JONE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394958 SUPERCLEANHOME.CO.UK LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09396721 RB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398448 R & L GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09398627 FFF PRODUCTS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09399503 TOP NOTCH CLEANERS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09399710 W.G. ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401142 MELVYN KNIGHTS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09402308 GOD IS FAITHFUL LIMITED LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402347 THS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402393 DELROSE EARLE TRAINING CIC 22 Jan 2015
    09405641 BLACK BRITISH NETWORK LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09408909 INNER STRENGTH NETWORK CIC 27 Jan 2015