Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton was in 2013 when 34.1% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 262 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SuttonUK
    2013262134,802
    2012244131,491
    % change7.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (262) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013818992
    New companies in 20126183100
    % change32.8%7.2%-8.0%
    Record Year2013 (81)2013 (89)2012 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SuttonUK
    201314277,914
    201214067,576
    % change1.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013603844
    Closed companies in 2012435146
    % change39.5%-25.5%-4%
    Record Year2011 (77)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 120 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SuttonUK
    201312056,888
    201210463,915
    Record Year 2007 (128) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013215148
    Net growth in 2012183254
    Record Year2000 (38)2013 (51)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sutton
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change19.1%6.4%-4.9%
    Record Year1990 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)1992 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton was in 2013 when 34.1% of all directors were female.

    34.1% of all director appointments in Sutton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.89%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.16%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LONDON1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%TRADING2.06%
    LEGAL0.80%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%ENGINEERING1.78%
    IT0.65%BUSINESS1.77%
    SUTTON0.65%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SURREY0.65%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BUILDERS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    R0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    BUILDING0.58%J1.56%
    MEDICAL0.51%CARE1.46%
    MEDIA0.51%IT1.43%
    EVENTS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GLOBAL0.44%M1.25%
    (LONDON)0.44%BUILDING1.21%
    CARE0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    GROUP0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied350249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11254,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7024,894
    99999 - Dormant Company6643,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4632,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,664
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified316,954
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2923,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2816,448
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing265,145
    86210 - General medical practice activities244,062
    56101 - Licensed restaurants226,894
    43210 - Electrical installation215,625
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities216,591
    69109 - Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified211,286
    62012 - Business and domestic software development208,099
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment195,248
    86900 - Other human health activities188,465
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands165,629
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425158 PINNACLE SERVICE LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08429739 ESTELLE CONTRACTOR LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08432167 ODYZZEE PR LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432715 GT HIRE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08445133 WYNNMAN LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08453666 ADA & BIDDY LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08460411 ROSEMERRY TAKEAWAY LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08461754 ANY REMOVALS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08462390 LEENDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463445 BELLA ITALIA COFFEE SHOPS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08463764 IVIE SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08465193 ENVY STYLING LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08427510 MLW FOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429903 D'LIMA LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08431913 EATON KATE LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08436130 VAAVUD LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08443386 MV&S COURIERS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08446770 RACHAEL GRACE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08454950 NEW MEDIA CORPORATION LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08466598 E & J MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08425430 AKA1 BRAND LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08425954 RAHINI LTD. 01 Mar 2013
    08450085 KADILED LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454335 HK WESTMEAD LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457638 BELGA AUTO TRADER LTD 22 Mar 2013