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Surbiton, Surrey

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 133 companies were registered in Surbiton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.7% 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)SurbitonUK
    2012133131,491
    2011141116,391
    % change-5.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (176) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012344554
    New companies in 2011424356
    % change-19.0%4.7%-3.6%
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (59)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Surbiton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.5% 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)SurbitonUK
    20127067,576
    20119490,987
    % change-25.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (154) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012202525
    Closed companies in 2011362830
    % change-44.4%-10.7%-17%
    Record Year2007 (36)2004 (33)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Surbiton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SurbitonUK
    20126363,915
    20114725,404
    Record Year 2007 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012142029
    Net growth in 201161526
    Record Year1997 (17)2007 (29)2006 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Surbiton
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    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%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.6%-10.5%-9.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% 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 Surbiton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.1% of all director appointments in Surbiton 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
    MANAGEMENT1.93%CONSULTING5.07%
    BUSINESS1.69%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.45%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%TRADING2.07%
    LONDON0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    OPERATIONS0.84%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.84%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    IT0.84%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    PROJECT0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    COVE0.60%LONDON1.66%
    CORAL0.60%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    STRATEGIES0.60%IT1.40%
    AMBERBAY0.60%CARE1.34%
    MEDIA0.60%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.60%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FILMS0.60%M1.27%
    FOOD0.60%BUILDING1.24%
    AQUA0.60%ENERGY1.20%
    MILL0.60%S1.20%
    SURBITON0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8752,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4019,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3335,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified299,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities228,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply196,934
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities184,132
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,154
    9305 - Other service activities148,818
    99999 - Dormant Company1325,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,637
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands122,902
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066
    98000 - Residents property management83,050
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult82,379
    9999 - Dormant Company818,617
    5530 - Restaurants84,633

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07898949 WRIGHT BROS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07904210 YELLOW PRINTSHOP LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905408 S&E M-COM LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07908626 NANAK FOOD AND WINE LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07909186 GRAHAM HUGHES PHOTOGRAPHER LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07912322 RAINBOW AV LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07927178 DRAGON FORWARD LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07928511 SO BELLA TRADING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07894862 ARLINGTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07899648 SHIBA PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07900280 PRAI CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07902704 HORIZON MOBILE APPLICATIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07905978 MEAT BOUTIQUE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906408 RJM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907938 DIVYA PINTO CONSULTANCIES LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07908774 BEN'S GARDEN SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07909940 GASTROHEP LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910946 OTTO COMMUNICATIONS & PR LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914038 BOSPHORUS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07917065 FORMEDIATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07919308 POLAR WHITE SUPPLIES LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920302 TEAM VITAL UK LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07922511 JC LANDSCAPES (UK) LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07925913 PURPLE DOOR YOGA LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07927202 PROJECT CHANG LTD 27 Jan 2012