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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
    07505924 DORSOL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505045 ANDY WATSON RIGGING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503761 QUORE TECHNOLOGY LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502938 CONCAL PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500884 WILEY MARKETING LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498813 FIBER HEALTH INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. 19 Jan 2011
    07498662 TROY OUTSOURCING SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497611 EDGL LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07491225 PM PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486623 CLARKE BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486503 NAP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483154 AET ADVISORY & REPRESENTATIVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07510308 SAFFRON SANDS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07504830 AUGUSTUS CUBED LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07502665 LOCUM MEDICARE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07497349 ANDY ROWE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07495576 WINGNUT SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07495280 HESTON GAMMA LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494372 DI CARLO LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07484209 NIMOY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483917 AURORA 360 LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07498345 ACERBUILD LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07492785 ANDERSON SPENCER ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07489821 CURADO LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07485114 MORE THAN HEATING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011