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Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 209 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SuttonUK
    2011209116,391
    2010205105,137
    % change2.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (222) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011586883
    New companies in 2010498175
    % change18.4%-16.0%10.7%
    Record Year2003 (66)2010 (81)2007 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 181 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SuttonUK
    201118190,986
    201020482,677
    % change-11.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011774460
    Closed companies in 2010468177
    % change67.4%-45.7%-22%
    Record Year2011 (77)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 28 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SuttonUK
    20112825,405
    2010122,460
    Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-192423
    Net growth in 201030-2
    Record Year2000 (38)2003 (42)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sutton
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.1%-26.2%5.6%
    Record Year1970 (1.0%)1962 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.2% of all director appointments in Sutton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.51%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CHEAM1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING1.01%TRADING2.10%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.92%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%BUSINESS1.87%
    CARE0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    M0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONTRACTORS0.76%MEDIA1.69%
    C0.76%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTY0.67%LONDON1.60%
    PARK0.59%CARE1.45%
    MEDIA0.59%J1.45%
    BUSINESS0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    IT0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.59%IT1.41%
    D0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    KITCHENS0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    BATHROOMS0.50%M1.30%
    SURREY0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%S1.24%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    LONDON0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied298202,798
    7487 - Other business activities12460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6330,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3112,916
    99999 - Dormant Company2918,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,085
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering246,183
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing212,707
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2016,150
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply177,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    74990 - Non-trading company158,695
    9305 - Other service activities158,740
    5530 - Restaurants134,898
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate113,895
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,097
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545858 CHELSEA LEASE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07540360 CROSSTOWN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539887 THE BROOK MOTOR COMPANY (SURREY) LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539872 B3 CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539420 DJ.SEWELL LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07535988 SPIRITUAL QUEST LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07529594 CJP ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07517264 OPENSPACE MEDIA LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07516240 PARMENTER'S CLEANING SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07514881 GREGORY DENTAL STUDIOS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    OC362188 GOLDRING SECURITY SERVICES LLP 25 Feb 2011
    07545402 VELTECH SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07541511 CHORONI LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540825 FREELAND COMPLIANCE LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539595 FIRGROVE HOMES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07531701 BRIGHTVIEW CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531636 PILLORY DOWN NURSERIES LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531524 N & R TRADERS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07523519 MD 10 LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07517084 FARNA LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07537903 IMPACKTA INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07532463 NASSAN LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531270 SMART NRG LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07522110 ROSYLEA CAFE (WIMBLEDON) LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07521989 MADAME GAUTIER TRAITEUR LTD 08 Feb 2011