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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
    07971498 SPACE JOINERY LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07987152 HEMPHILL PUBLISHING LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07990515 ANGELA SCICULTURE LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07992931 SUTTON CAFE LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07996923 OLIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998444 RJ FITNESS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999696 BATHGLAZE LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000044 THE REAL TATEGOI-KOI COMPANY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08007372 FUSION OFFICE DESIGN LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08007750 OMECAS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08008243 S&S CARPENTRY JOINERY LTD 27 Mar 2012
    07985652 MSPTH LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07986356 MORDEN DP LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988774 THE TRACERY FREEHOLD LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990975 SALT'S CAFE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07992934 LR 24 LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07998226 BARTLETT KITCHENS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08003320 ACCOUNTING SOLUTION (LONDON) LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004632 SRI DMR TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08011799 ABOUT ME FOR YOU LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07972488 PRECISION CHIRO & SPINAL CENTRE LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07975144 SUEPA SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07979377 MIDLANDS WINE DISTRIBUTORS LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07980685 SPSL (LONDON) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    08004106 BMED LIMITED 23 Mar 2012