Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2010137101,492
    200923394,671
    % change-41.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (345) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010464249
    New companies in 20094914143
    % change-6.1%-70.2%14.0%
    Record Year2003 (111)2009 (141)2003 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201015187,705
    2009212159,401
    % change-28.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010565243
    Closed companies in 20095543114
    % change1.8%20.9%-62%
    Record Year2010 (56)2008 (364)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -14 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2010-1413,787
    200921-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (261) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-10-106
    Net growth in 2009-698-71
    Record Year2003 (78)2009 (98)2003 (161)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Kingston Upon Thames
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.5%0.1%
    % change-12.7%-73.0%9.2%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1966 (0.7%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.12%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.11%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    PROPERTY1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    INVESTMENTS1.11%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    KINGSTON0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDIA0.78%BUSINESS1.80%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    RICHMOND0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DIGITAL0.56%LONDON1.59%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    WORLD0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LONDON0.56%CARE1.44%
    TRADING0.56%J1.44%
    GLOBAL0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOUSE0.45%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.45%IT1.35%
    ESTATE0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    BUSINESS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INVESTMENT0.45%M1.28%
    ENERGY0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.33%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities29969,802
    None Supplied260202,902
    7499 - Non-trading company11413,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6725,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3614,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities348,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2713,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities218,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,183
    9999 - Dormant Company1721,484
    74990 - Non-trading company157,649
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions15420
    99999 - Dormant Company1414,072
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    41100 - Development of building projects123,688
    5530 - Restaurants105,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    7011 - Development & sell real estate83,743

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391112 RGI (AGENCIES) LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389009 INVOICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07385520 IGH LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07384271 BRIGHTSTAR EVENTS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382425 ABRAD.COM LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07382405 GLOW NUTRITION FOODS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07377383 HITCHCOCK & KING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07375108 BOANERGES CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374934 CATY COLE MEDIA LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372361 MILLARWORLD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07368672 STOCK MEDIA PRO LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365660 INSYDE LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07365076 BUNKER48 LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364855 LAWSON RECRUITMENT LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07390277 DATANETWORK INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388849 COUTINHO LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386591 VOODOO HAIR DESIGNS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07383901 RMJB LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07375474 DNA ONLINE LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373838 GUCCE VIP INTERNTIONAL ENTERPRISE LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372402 FAIRLIE PROPERTIES LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07369918 KUMAR SOCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369378 KATEY'S HOUSE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368105 PROCESS FOCUS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07364748 SOSUME LIMITED 03 Sep 2010