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Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 244 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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)SuttonUK
    2012244131,491
    2011209116,391
    % change16.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (244) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20126183100
    New companies in 2011586883
    % change5.2%22.1%20.5%
    Record Year2003 (66)2012 (83)2012 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.7% 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)SuttonUK
    201214067,576
    201118190,987
    % change-22.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012435146
    Closed companies in 2011774460
    % change-44.2%15.9%-23%
    Record Year2011 (77)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 104 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SuttonUK
    201210463,915
    20112825,404
    Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012183254
    Net growth in 2011-192423
    Record Year2000 (38)2003 (42)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sutton
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-9.8%4.4%12.7%
    Record Year1970 (1.0%)1962 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Sutton 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.69%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS1.20%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUILDING0.77%TRADING2.07%
    M0.70%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    LONDON0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CO0.70%BUSINESS1.73%
    MEDICAL0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.63%LONDON1.66%
    G0.56%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SUTTON0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    HIGH0.49%IT1.40%
    LEGAL0.49%CARE1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SCHOOL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.49%M1.27%
    ACCOUNTING0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    C0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    T0.42%S1.20%
    HOMES0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied314216,665
    7487 - Other business activities11552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3714,303
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3018,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2619,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    9305 - Other service activities218,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2113,637
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing203,228
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering185,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities188,145
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,931
    5530 - Restaurants134,633
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply136,934
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate124,427
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings123,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07933804 S LEWARNE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933807 SIMPLY EXTENSIONS & LOFTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07937123 MOREOAK LANDSCAPING LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07937139 MOREOAK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939065 SAN STEFANO LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07946617 SOL HEALING LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947607 SRK CONSULTING LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07954888 ORCHIDS FFC LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07957485 STOPFIRENOW LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07959995 KALREZ COMMUNICATION LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961183 1ST LONDON BURGLARY REPAIRS LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962810 PREFERRED LIGHTING LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07966056 GROVE SCAFFOLDING LTD. 27 Feb 2012
    OC372660 WHITE VIOLET LLP 21 Feb 2012
    07945152 KP HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07951472 THE PINFOLD PARTNERSHIP LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07953386 JA ASIAN FOODS LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955775 IKON INTEGRATED SECURITY LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07967638 VSS MEDICAL LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07967828 GLAM BUSTERS LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970736 TAVASOLI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07945743 DPS LED LIGHTING LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07946800 ROOBIK LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07956358 ADICARE LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07964883 BEKOLINK PROPERTY LTD 24 Feb 2012