Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 was a record month for net growth in Sutton when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 294 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SuttonUK
    2014294150,722
    2013262134,802
    % change12.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (294) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Sutton when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20149111390
    New companies in 2013818992
    % change12.3%27.0%-2.2%
    Record Year2014 (91)2014 (113)2012 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SuttonUK
    201415482,370
    201314277,914
    % change8.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014414865
    Closed companies in 2013603844
    % change-31.7%26.3%48%
    Record Year2011 (77)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 140 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SuttonUK
    201414068,352
    201312056,888
    Record Year 2014 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous February.

    February 2014 was a record month for net growth in Sutton when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014506525
    Net growth in 2013215148
    Record Year2014 (50)2014 (65)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Sutton
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change5.1%17.2%-18.4%
    Record Year1990 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)1992 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Sutton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUILDING1.24%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.24%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.98%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY0.98%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%TRADING2.05%
    DESIGN0.91%LONDON1.88%
    -0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%CARE1.79%
    CFD0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LONDON0.78%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IT0.65%BUSINESS1.71%
    SUTTON0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    HEALTHCARE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BEAUTY0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    SURREY0.52%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENT0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.46%IT1.33%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%TRANSPORT1.30%
    M0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    ENGINEERING0.39%M1.21%
    PARTNERS0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied381280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11556,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7827,750
    99999 - Dormant Company7347,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5337,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4026,700
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified378,155
    69109 - Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified321,556
    86900 - Other human health activities3010,273
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,491
    43210 - Electrical installation285,885
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing285,521
    56101 - Licensed restaurants287,965
    62012 - Business and domestic software development249,509
    86210 - General medical practice activities203,987
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,236
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings186,559
    86101 - Hospital activities182,870
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08830427 JAMSAL LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08833687 JMRI SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08840538 UW & SU LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08845322 DIPCO PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08849040 TRADE PRICE SUTTON LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08851271 LAST LIGHT CINEMA LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855877 THE OPERATIVE WORD LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08860923 G&S ACCOUNTING LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08864133 DENSEL INN LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08867725 AA PROPERTY SERVICES (SURREY) LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08831663 S & F CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08843268 OFNIR LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844206 MACALLISTER LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08849001 P & M WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08849017 LAMBERT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08853703 CHEAM COUNSELLING LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08856678 TRINIS IN LONDON LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08864161 DE'MAGGIO LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08864192 CHIC COLLECTION SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08864678 DOMALOS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08846389 COMPAMATE LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08853291 J.A.S LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855333 T & L TYRES LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08858832 IMPERIAL HOMECARE LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08865062 CHARTWELL 1963 LIMITED 28 Jan 2014