Standing view · business · Reigate and Banstead
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-06.
Business births in Reigate and Banstead fell to 150 in the fourth quarter of 2025, and closures rose to 185 in the first quarter of 2026 and 190 in the second, both above that figure. Falling formations with closures rising above them points one way on both measures, though there is only one formation reading and it is older than either closure figure. There were 165 businesses employing between 20 and 49 people in 2025.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Reigate and Banstead. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Business births | 2025-12 | deteriorating |
| Business deaths | 2026-03 | deteriorating |
| Business deaths | 2026-06 | deteriorating |
These figures carry no defensible direction of their own: a rising house price is good news to an owner and bad news to someone trying to buy, so we do not score one as an improvement. They are shown because they are part of the picture, and they did not decide the view above.
| Measure | Period | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses employing 20 to 49 people | 2025 | — |