Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 5,242 companies were registered in Surrey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally 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) Surrey UK 2012 5,242 131,491 2011 4,742 116,391 % change 10.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (5,850) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 1,606 1,676 1,960 New companies in 2011 1,435 1,500 1,807 % change 11.9% 11.7% 8.5% Record Year 2012 (1,606) 2007 (1,743) 2007 (2,543)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 3,061 companies were dissolved in Surrey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.7% 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) Surrey UK 2012 3,061 67,576 2011 3,468 90,986 % change -11.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,670) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 989 1,057 1,015 Closed companies in 2011 1,379 940 1,149 % change -28.3% 12.4% -12% Record Year 2011 (1,379) 2010 (1,170) 2009 (2,364)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Surrey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 2,181 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Surrey UK 2012 2,181 63,915 2011 1,274 25,405 Record Year 2007 (3,493) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 617 619 945 Net growth in 2011 56 560 658 Record Year 2007 (682) 2007 (1,052) 2007 (1,759)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Surrey formed 4.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Surrey 2012 4.0% 2011 4.1% 2010 4.0% 2009 3.9% 2008 4.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (5.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 4.1% 3.8% 4.1% UK formation share in 2011 4.2% 4.0% 4.0% % change -4.0% -4.4% 1.5% Record Year 1967 (6.4%) 1970 (6.1%) 1970 (6.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Surrey was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Surrey 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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.39% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.71% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.79% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRANSPORT 1.31% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 1.17% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.11% DESIGN 1.93% LONDON 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.91% BUSINESS 1.73% TRADING 0.90% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.80% LONDON 1.66% BUILDING 0.74% J 1.54% IT 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.51% J 0.70% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 0.66% IT 1.40% CARE 0.66% CARE 1.34% SURREY 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.60% M 1.27% MARKETING 0.58% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.57% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% S 1.20% S 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 8,954 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 2,114 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,213 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 1,101 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 801 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 744 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 711 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 637 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 621 18,617 7499 - Non-trading company 538 9,102 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 480 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 405 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 393 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 381 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 378 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 363 7,154 98000 - Residents property management 237 3,050 41100 - Development of building projects 221 4,984 62012 - Business and domestic software development 216 4,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 211 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07970910 A1 MASTERS KITCHEN LTD 01 Mar 2012 07972190 TWENTYNINE MEDIA LTD 01 Mar 2012 07974830 ALPHABETICA LTD 05 Mar 2012 07975897 SAMARIA TSS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07976167 GJJ DOLPHIN GROUP LTD 05 Mar 2012 07976278 MINDBOARD LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07976770 PRC EMPLOYMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07978097 J & A FOODS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07979927 RAFASHAN LIMITED 07 Mar 2012 07981780 RABBITHOLE HOMME LTD 08 Mar 2012 07981906 BULGARIA FOOD 2 LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07982266 GLOWVILLA LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07983059 S B ENGINEERINGUK (LONDON) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07983421 DARKER DESIGNS LTD 09 Mar 2012 07984442 PROVENTUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07985882 ZAROWKA TRADING AND CONTRACTING LTD 12 Mar 2012 07988616 REAHAM LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07989513 ADEPT ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2012 07991483 SLG ASSETS LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07992636 SEV MOTORS LTD 15 Mar 2012 07993489 ASPIRE FITNESS LTD 16 Mar 2012 07994313 GOOD NIGHT LAMP LTD 16 Mar 2012 07995753 HAFIA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07996809 TECH THOUGHTS LTD 20 Mar 2012 07997584 MORE PACKAGING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
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