Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton 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 2010)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly 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)SuttonUK
    2010205105,137
    200918791,034
    % change9.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010498175
    New companies in 2009445885
    % change11.4%39.7%-11.8%
    Record Year2003 (66)2010 (81)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 204 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 55.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly 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)SuttonUK
    201020482,677
    2009131108,060
    % change55.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous March.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010468177
    Closed companies in 2009452066
    % change2.2%305.0%17%
    Record Year2010 (46)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 1 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SuttonUK
    2010122,460
    200956-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201030-2
    Net growth in 2009-13819
    Record Year2000 (38)2003 (42)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sutton
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change3.3%19.6%-26.7%
    Record Year1970 (1.0%)1962 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% 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 Sutton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    19.9% of all director appointments in Sutton 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
    MANAGEMENT1.27%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.18%CONSULTING4.60%
    INTERNATIONAL1.00%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%PROPERTY2.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.82%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BUILDING0.82%TRADING1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%MEDIA1.84%
    TRADING0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BROTHERS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    IT0.54%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUSINESS0.54%J1.48%
    CAPITAL0.54%LONDON1.45%
    LONDON0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DESIGN0.54%GROUP1.37%
    SCHOOL0.45%GLOBAL1.35%
    MARKETING0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    E0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    INTERIORS0.45%CARE1.33%
    D0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CO0.45%M1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ROWLAND0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333228,645
    7487 - Other business activities14374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6326,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3717,003
    99999 - Dormant Company3213,808
    7499 - Non-trading company2415,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering249,325
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing232,540
    9999 - Dormant Company2219,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities219,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities206,340
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified208,154
    9305 - Other service activities209,038
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1714,007
    5530 - Restaurants154,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    4534 - Other building installation122,840
    7011 - Development & sell real estate125,300
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,179

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07133974 UNITEDLIFE TRADING LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132391 WE-HAUL LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131378 PRECISE PLASTERING LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130867 NIGHT EYES LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130841 OXLEYWILSON LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07128589 JW BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07124709 FUSION CLOUD LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07119915 DAWN BOUCH LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07119573 CORVUS PROPERTY LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117719 CLIMATEMP TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07117290 MARTIN SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116313 ELECMECH MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115833 ROSE CONTRACTOR SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115518 HYDROREN LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07115449 MAKE A MEMORY LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07139373 GREATER THAN STUDIOS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07139079 SUNSHINE RIGHTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136551 BRINDLEY IT CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07132314 GREYHOUND MEGASTORE LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130985 CLEVER DICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07123184 PARTICA BROMLEY LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120704 MACLEOD MCCULLOCH LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07116968 ALPINE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07122328 DANNII HARWOOD MEDIA LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121992 BATTERSEADRIVINGSCHOOL.CO.UK LIMITED 11 Jan 2010