Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2010145105,137
    200914491,034
    % change0.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010383968
    New companies in 2009395055
    % change-2.6%-22.0%23.6%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 45.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201011482,677
    2009209108,060
    % change-45.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010303054
    Closed companies in 20095440115
    % change-44.4%-25.0%-53%
    Record Year2009 (54)2008 (44)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20103122,460
    2009-65-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20108914
    Net growth in 2009-1510-60
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Kingston Upon Thames
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.5%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-9.6%-33.2%2.8%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1967 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PAYERISE9.53%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    HEAT8.60%CONSULTING4.60%
    PUMPS8.50%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.78%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT1.78%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    KINGSTON0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    INTERNATIONAL0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    TRADING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.56%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.56%LONDON1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENERGY0.47%GROUP1.37%
    MARKETING0.47%GLOBAL1.35%
    MISSION0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    HOTELS0.37%CARE1.33%
    DESIGN0.37%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.37%M1.28%
    BROMPTON0.37%SYSTEMS1.25%
    FILMS0.37%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied353228,645
    7487 - Other business activities25274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6726,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4017,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities3610,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply319,659
    7499 - Non-trading company3015,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2914,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities239,943
    8532 - Social work without accommodation231,133
    9999 - Dormant Company2219,948
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult182,818
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions15437
    7011 - Development & sell real estate155,300
    41100 - Development of building projects154,513
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    6523 - Other financial intermediation122,689

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07141241 DBA PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07139806 PURUS REHAB LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138444 BESATECH ANALYTICS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07135199 8 CAMBRIDGE ROAD (KINGSTON UPON THAMES) RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134809 LACY FINE WINES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07132566 CONTRACT LIGHTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131681 RAINDANCE UK GIANT UMBRELLAS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130687 VC RESOURCES LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130405 GORDON & LEVINE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07130289 PEARCE COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128456 GRANGE REPORTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07124565 SILVER SILVER LONDON LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07117985 CCS TLM LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07114982 BOGEN IMAGING UK LIMITED 03 Jan 2010
    07139283 POWER CONTROL INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136985 KI ARCHITECT LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136801 IFL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07129540 L-MMUSIC LTD. 19 Jan 2010
    07129245 MAINSAIL (FRANCE) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127680 ACESSION LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07127261 OBENTO WORLD LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07117998 PROVEST CO. LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117558 FAR VENTURES LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116822 TH EQUITY BEER LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    OC351268 CB EQUITY LLP 05 Jan 2010