Sutton, Surrey

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 258 companies were registered in Sutton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SuttonUK
    2014258143,414
    2013216132,684
    % change19.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (258) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014867894
    New companies in 2013756972
    % change14.7%13.0%30.6%
    Record Year2014 (86)2014 (78)2014 (94)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SuttonUK
    2014188101,670
    201315386,170
    % change22.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (217) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014754271
    Closed companies in 2013595044
    % change27.1%-16.0%61%
    Record Year2014 (75)2008 (96)2009 (104)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 70 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SuttonUK
    20147041,744
    20136346,514
    Record Year 2011 (75) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014113623
    Net growth in 2013161928
    Record Year2008 (63)2014 (36)2002 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Sutton
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.2%7.7%19.8%
    Record Year1972 (0.4%)1993 (0.4%)1979 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sutton was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Sutton in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.51%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSTRUCTION1.27%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%PROPERTY2.62%
    BUILDING0.91%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    LONDON0.85%TRADING2.00%
    M0.85%LONDON1.95%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%CARE1.94%
    DESIGN0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    -0.73%DESIGN1.70%
    SUTTON0.67%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CFD0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRAINING0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    IT0.54%J1.53%
    SURREY0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SYSTEMS0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    R0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    P0.48%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CARE0.48%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%CO.,1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CHEAM0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.42%IT1.30%
    MEDICAL0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied363278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11657,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8029,313
    99999 - Dormant Company6448,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5640,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4728,224
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified388,501
    86900 - Other human health activities3611,807
    56101 - Licensed restaurants358,546
    69109 - Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified311,603
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing305,786
    43210 - Electrical installation265,922
    62012 - Business and domestic software development249,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2318,890
    86101 - Hospital activities223,680
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment186,630
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,006
    86230 - Dental practice activities172,061

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09129181 NATFIB LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130980 AIR & TRAVEL SUPPORT LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09135157 JH & LJ LAWLER LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09135962 HAWTHORN COURT 1970 LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09137998 AMSAT LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09143556 ONE TOUCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09145528 MEDIA AID FOUNDATION 24 Jul 2014
    09149334 EVERBRIGHT HAND CAR WASH LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151536 TIDYBRICK LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09153066 FRANZCO REFURBISHMENTS LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09111628 PARTIDO 2 LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09127030 PDSL CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09147287 EM LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09148405 BIZ-ED CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09112434 IMPERIAL PRIME CARE LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09115483 EVENT PLANET LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09118259 MUNICIPAL HEALTH LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09124355 LAVIANANISHA RETAIL LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09131385 THE OLD ROLLING PIN LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133388 POINT SOURCE HIRE LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09135141 AKC SYSTEMS LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09144962 COLLECTED PLUS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146532 GROUND CONSTRUCTION (BARNES) LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09146547 ABBEY MAINTENANCE (SURREY) LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09151419 EMPEE SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Jul 2014