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
    08928824 GO TILES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08933035 SELDEN INN LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08933416 KBS CASHBACK LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08938207 AJW FIRE SYSTEMS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08938664 CMD LAW LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08942539 CITYEE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945286 AMBERLEY BUILDING SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08949158 CAJUCOM LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08955246 ACE TUITION LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08968602 SOS CONSTRUCTION SM LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08919107 DR CREGG AND DR RUSSO CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921076 AFRICA EXPLORATION STRATEGIES LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08923518 J.SULLY LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08932309 LUCIO'S FIRST CLASS CATERING LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08933453 SS CONSULT LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08934892 VIRTUOSOFT LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08942063 PEARL TRAVELS AND TOURS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08946027 ISOBELLE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08953552 1014 H&B LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08953558 POSTEX LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08953894 HANDSOMEHOUSE COMPLETE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08959319 740 CLUB LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08960456 DANIEL HORIZONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08967411 CHEAM PLASTERING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08942696 JAAE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014