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
    08346986 NEWTOWN SURREY LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348823 BAMBOO BASKET SUTTON LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350178 THE BRIDGES LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352687 PRIMO ACCOUNTING LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08363319 ROSICLEANING LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08367134 ICE THEATRE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368887 MEPMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372995 R A SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08373646 RANBA LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08373858 PAKAPAPAYA LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08381241 RTD COLLECTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08383493 GRIDS BASKETBALL LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08384080 MILLADON LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08345712 RUSSELL BROTHERS LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08359314 ENSCALA LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08365286 TRE FRATELLI LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08369791 STRONGCASTLE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372102 LYNMAC BUILDING SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08379071 PROPERTY UMBRELLA LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08359832 HADDON ELECTRICAL (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360473 CONCEPT WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08369305 PEARL CASH & CARRY LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08377523 L & R CONVENIENCE STORES LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08382667 DIVO77 LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08347687 SUNCREDIT UK LIMITED 04 Jan 2013