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
    07170877 HSB ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07170035 TBS AGRICULTURE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07167364 MO MO FOODS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167102 BUMPY DOG LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07164766 MFL SYSTEMS LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07160430 BIB INVESTMENT LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07155729 BOUJIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07148015 ARCITEC LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07147812 NU INK LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07142521 KINGSTON BRIDGE ORTHODONTICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142168 KINGSTON DATABASE SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07141558 PURE HOTEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07141550 TANGIBLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    OC352102 EAR TRUMPET CREATIVE LLP 06 Feb 2010
    07170145 VS UK 1988 LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169737 TVGS CONSULTING LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168284 NAMERO LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165411 VEGUS BUILD LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07159676 LUSSO COACHWORKS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07158598 DRUMROLL CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157731 MARKETING SUCCESS LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07153249 KEYSTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152958 UNICARE SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07150641 OYSTERBAY CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148523 ALEXANDER.P.M. LTD 05 Feb 2010