Surbiton, Surrey

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 145 companies were registered in Surbiton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 42.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)SurbitonUK
    2010145105,137
    200910291,034
    % change42.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (176) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010285265
    New companies in 2009353235
    % change-20.0%62.5%85.7%
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (59)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Surbiton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)SurbitonUK
    20107782,677
    2009154108,060
    % change-50.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (154) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010153230
    Closed companies in 20093519100
    % change-57.1%68.4%-70%
    Record Year2007 (36)2004 (33)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Surbiton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 68 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SurbitonUK
    20106822,460
    2009-52-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010132035
    Net growth in 2009013-65
    Record Year2008 (17)2007 (29)2006 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Surbiton
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.7%39.2%54.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% 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 Surbiton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.8% of all director appointments in Surbiton 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
    CONSULTING1.88%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION1.00%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY0.88%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    SYSTEMS0.63%TRADING1.93%
    DEVELOPMENT0.63%DESIGN1.91%
    MANAGEMENT0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    BUILDING0.63%MEDIA1.84%
    TRADING0.63%BUSINESS1.74%
    LONDON0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CATERING0.50%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PRESOLUTIONS0.50%ENGINEERING1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.50%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%LONDON1.45%
    SURBITON0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MEDIA0.50%GROUP1.37%
    GLOBAL0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    OPERATIONS0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKETING0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    ROAD0.50%CARE1.33%
    STRATEGIES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.38%SYSTEMS1.25%
    IT0.38%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied222228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8274,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3417,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply319,659
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3114,007
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities239,943
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities213,077
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified207,143
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    99999 - Dormant Company1113,808
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult102,818
    86900 - Other human health activities103,445
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,131
    5530 - Restaurants94,798
    98000 - Residents property management83,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171392 SAFARI INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07164091 HIGHSTEAD CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162541 LAUMAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160395 SHEEHAN SHOES LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07157536 FLEXICARE247 LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07154352 LEE RICE POOLS LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07148886 DKF ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2010
    07168689 PC MINIWORLD LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07166215 OSTAR SYSTEMS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165700 MA SALES LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164598 SIMPLE PROJECTS LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07164160 BOUNCING BALL CREATIVE LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07161274 LINE RYDER LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07161267 AIMEN RESTAURANTS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157851 NDYNAMICS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07154165 HORNIX UK LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153589 6 ST ANDREWS SQUARE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152967 AFFINITY ESTATES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152819 ONEBUY LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07148055 VIVA MERITO LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07145547 THE INTREPID PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145183 MEWW LIGHTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144832 SOPHIE ROBERTS INTERIORS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143977 HBC DANISMANLIK UK LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143928 EASTGATE RESTAURANT LIMITED 02 Feb 2010