Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Surrey when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Surrey when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Surrey when compared to any previous January.

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)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Surrey when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Surrey when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 5,931 companies were registered in Surrey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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)SurreyUK
    20155,931161,156
    20145,555150,722
    % change6.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (5,931) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20151,8501,8382,243
    New companies in 20141,7621,7342,059
    % change5.0%6.0%8.9%
    Record Year2015 (1,850)2015 (1,838)2007 (2,543)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 3,443 companies were dissolved in Surrey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% 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)SurreyUK
    20153,44389,523
    20143,01282,370
    % change14.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (3,670) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20159091,1771,357
    Closed companies in 20149211,0791,012
    % change-1.3%9.1%34%
    Record Year2013 (1,555)2015 (1,177)2009 (2,364)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Surrey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 2,488 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SurreyUK
    20152,48871,633
    20142,54368,352
    Record Year 2007 (3,492) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Surrey when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015941661886
    Net growth in 20148416551,047
    Record Year2015 (941)2007 (1,052)2007 (1,759)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Surrey formed 3.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Surrey
    20153.7%
    20143.7%
    20133.7%
    20124.0%
    20114.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (4.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20153.9%3.5%3.7%
    UK formation share in 20143.8%3.6%3.7%
    % change3.0%-2.4%-0.7%
    Record Year1994 (5.1%)1996 (5.2%)1992 (5.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% 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 Surrey was in 2009 when 28.6% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Surrey 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
    CONSULTING3.87%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.66%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.95%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.61%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.52%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.30%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION1.24%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS1.09%LONDON1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%TRADING1.88%
    DESIGN0.91%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDING0.88%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%DESIGN1.65%
    CO.,0.84%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDIA0.82%CO.,1.58%
    HEALTHCARE0.79%J1.55%
    PROPERTIES0.77%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.77%BUSINESS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.76%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.73%GLOBAL1.46%
    SURREY0.73%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    GLOBAL0.69%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.67%IT1.30%
    IT0.66%MEDIA1.28%
    HOMES0.62%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied9,587288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2,23043,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,60758,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1,59330,825
    99999 - Dormant Company1,58549,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1,00629,218
    49410 - Freight transport by road77012,485
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified70319,098
    86900 - Other human health activities61213,990
    41100 - Development of building projects54911,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities53412,862
    74990 - Non-trading company48513,794
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings4617,797
    62012 - Business and domestic software development3959,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate36911,600
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities3527,682
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet34610,200
    98000 - Residents property management3465,308
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified3059,080
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate2977,450

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464010 STEPINN INTERNATIONAL LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09467185 GTB BUILDING SERVICES LTD. 03 Mar 2015
    09467201 PRIME SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467593 PILOT TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468382 HRISTOV LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09468471 I-MAK PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468784 CAMPUS INSIGHT EDUCATION SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09468805 DISABILITY FIRE SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469914 ARTISAF LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09474267 MAGNUS EMINEO LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09475070 WING INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09475571 NORWEGIAN HEALTH TRAVEL LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476050 HUTCHINGS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476165 PLG BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09479888 VSANTI LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482292 MATT SWALLOW LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482635 WEALTH CARS DEALER LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09485941 SUTTON APARTHOTEL LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09487846 BSAFE CYCLING LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09488661 NORTH CYPRUS HOLIDAYS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489292 TRINITY SOLUTION PVT LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09490517 N DOC PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490735 ZAMEER ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09490794 AMY SUTTON LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09491007 N&M UK EXPORT LIMITED 16 Mar 2015