Download PDF version

Shepperton, Surrey

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shepperton when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Shepperton when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Shepperton 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 2012)

    A total of 281 companies were registered in Shepperton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 307.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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)SheppertonUK
    2012281131,491
    201169116,391
    % change307.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (440) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shepperton when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20128299100
    New companies in 2011102930
    % change720.0%241.4%233.3%
    Record Year2008 (229)2012 (99)2007 (432)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Shepperton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.6% 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)SheppertonUK
    201215467,576
    201113190,987
    % change17.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (189) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Shepperton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201219261
    Closed companies in 201152277
    % change-98.1%4,500.0%-21%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (92)2009 (179)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Shepperton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 127 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SheppertonUK
    201212763,915
    2011-6225,404
    Record Year 2007 (420) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201281739
    Net growth in 2011-4227-47
    Record Year2008 (224)2011 (27)2007 (427)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Shepperton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Shepperton
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.0%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Shepperton when compared to any previous February.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.0%0.1%0.1%
    % change603.0%191.9%211.8%
    Record Year2008 (0.7%)2012 (0.2%)2007 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% 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 Shepperton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    4.0% of all director appointments in Shepperton 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
    TRANSPORT17.44%CONSULTING5.07%
    DRIVING7.61%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    LOGISTICS4.79%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    J3.33%PROPERTY2.37%
    D2.05%TRADING2.07%
    M1.97%DESIGN1.93%
    C1.88%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DRIVER1.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HAULAGE1.79%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    G1.54%BUSINESS1.73%
    K1.37%MEDIA1.72%
    S1.20%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DAVID1.20%LONDON1.66%
    PAUL1.20%J1.54%
    B1.03%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    R1.03%GLOBAL1.50%
    P0.94%IT1.40%
    T0.94%CARE1.34%
    STEPHEN0.94%PROPERTIES1.31%
    JOHN0.94%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MICHAEL0.77%M1.27%
    MARK0.68%BUILDING1.24%
    CHRIS0.68%ENERGY1.20%
    RICHARD0.60%S1.20%
    E0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied236216,665
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15213,637
    7487 - Other business activities12052,735
    43210 - Electrical installation73,573
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities414,303
    43290 - Other construction installation31,764
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management319,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified335,233
    9999 - Dormant Company318,617
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities21,318
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified29,892
    49410 - Freight transport by road22,781
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies21,982
    81300 - Landscape service activities2954
    5137 - Wholesale coffee, tea, cocoa etc.258
    7499 - Non-trading company29,102
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets23,129
    71129 - Other engineering activities22,217
    7260 - Other computer related activities27,154
    62012 - Business and domestic software development24,356

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973900 DANIEL CHEVALIER LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974505 FRED 2 TILLS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974807 JOHN TURNBULL LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07978446 BECKETT DRIVING LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07978522 GARY BARRATT TRANSPORT LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07982173 TRULINK RECRUITMENT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982404 A WHITE TRUCKS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07987163 JEREMY PAGAN SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987428 CHRIS BONSER SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07988261 ZOB CONSULTING LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989446 COLIN SAMPSON TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07989582 BRYAN LEWIS TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07989887 ESCADA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07991015 CRYSTAL CLEAR SHINE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07992005 R BRUCE TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992463 KEN WILLIAMS TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992479 W BOND CARGO LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992800 AMJID ALI TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07994953 RICHARD HALE SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08003582 M DEAN TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08007138 AJM SMITH SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08007380 SIMON BOYLE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08012481 STEVEN WILLEY SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08012575 JOB LOGISTICS LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08013694 FRAN TRANSPORT LIMITED 30 Mar 2012