Sutton, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 288 companies were registered in Sutton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SuttonUK
    2015288161,156
    2014294150,722
    % change-2.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (294) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201587101100
    New companies in 20149111390
    % change-4.4%-10.6%11.1%
    Record Year2014 (91)2014 (113)2012 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 200 companies were dissolved in Sutton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SuttonUK
    201520089,523
    201415482,370
    % change29.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (204) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015577073
    Closed companies in 2014414865
    % change39.0%45.8%12%
    Record Year2011 (77)2010 (81)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Sutton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 88 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SuttonUK
    20158871,633
    201414068,352
    Record Year 2014 (140) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015303127
    Net growth in 2014506525
    Record Year2014 (50)2014 (65)2008 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Sutton formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sutton
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-6.2%-17.7%1.3%
    Record Year1990 (0.4%)1991 (0.5%)1992 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    31.6% of all director appointments in Sutton in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.01%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSTRUCTION1.40%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    BUILDING0.98%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.85%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.85%LONDON1.91%
    -0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.67%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CFD0.67%DESIGN1.65%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SUTTON0.61%CO.,1.58%
    HEALTHCARE0.61%J1.55%
    R0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONTRACTORS0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.55%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SURREY0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CHEAM0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    HEATING0.43%IT1.30%
    S0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    P0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied398288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10458,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7530,825
    99999 - Dormant Company6649,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6129,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5443,081
    86900 - Other human health activities3713,990
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified349,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing326,052
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,862
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings297,797
    86101 - Hospital activities285,043
    69109 - Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified271,635
    56101 - Licensed restaurants268,909
    41100 - Development of building projects2211,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development229,651
    43210 - Electrical installation226,139
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2119,098
    74990 - Non-trading company2013,794
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment206,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373654 ROPHLU EXECUTIVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374873 SCOTSCAPE GREEN LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376386 AMEGA ENGINEERING LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09379939 NS DECORATING LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381597 CPL HAMPSHIRE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382214 B&S ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09385941 ADAM GEE LTD. 13 Jan 2015
    09387265 CITOS CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09388119 MAIYEAR LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09392796 E & J WENLOCK LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09399227 TM SUMIBCAY HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400030 JMW TURFCARE LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402144 TRIUMART LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09407767 LEARNSHEDLIVE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09412374 AAA CONTRACTORS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09373652 WANDSWORTHDOC LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09379192 YML CONSULTANT'S LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09379911 SUTTON HOME EDUCATION FORUM CIC 08 Jan 2015
    09414378 LISA SARJEANT ASSOCIATES LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09371837 REYMAN BUSINESS SUPPLY & SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09387556 LANHAM-BROWN DANCE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09395385 UPWARDS AND OUTWARDS LONDON LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09396159 COMPUTER WHAREHOUSE LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397143 EASE BUILDING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09406119 CP BRICKWORK & POINTING SPECIALISTS LTD. 26 Jan 2015