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
New Company Registrations
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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 Thames UK 2010 137 101,492 2009 233 94,671 % change -41.2% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (345) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 46 42 49 New companies in 2009 49 141 43 % change -6.1% -70.2% 14.0% Record Year 2003 (111) 2009 (141) 2003 (188)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Thames UK 2010 151 87,705 2009 212 159,401 % change -28.8% -45.0% Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 56 52 43 Closed companies in 2009 55 43 114 % change 1.8% 20.9% -62% Record Year 2010 (56) 2008 (364) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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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 Thames UK 2010 -14 13,787 2009 21 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (261) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -10 -10 6 Net growth in 2009 -6 98 -71 Record Year 2003 (78) 2009 (98) 2003 (161)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% % change -12.7% -73.0% 9.2% Record Year 1968 (0.6%) 1966 (0.7%) 2003 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.12% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.90% CONSULTING 4.99% ASSOCIATES 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% INVESTMENTS 1.11% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.89% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANTS 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% KINGSTON 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MEDIA 0.78% BUSINESS 1.80% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% RICHMOND 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DIGITAL 0.56% LONDON 1.59% PRODUCTIONS 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% WORLD 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% LONDON 0.56% CARE 1.44% TRADING 0.56% J 1.44% GLOBAL 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HOUSE 0.45% GLOBAL 1.42% PROPERTIES 0.45% IT 1.35% ESTATE 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% DESIGN 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% BUSINESS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% INVESTMENT 0.45% M 1.28% ENERGY 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% ACCOUNTANCY 0.33% S 1.24%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 7487 - Other business activities 299 69,802 None Supplied 260 202,902 7499 - Non-trading company 114 13,408 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 14,940 7260 - Other computer related activities 34 8,967 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 13,161 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 8,183 9999 - Dormant Company 17 21,484 74990 - Non-trading company 15 7,649 78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions 15 420 99999 - Dormant Company 14 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,688 5530 - Restaurants 10 5,181 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 7,634 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 5,716 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 3,743
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07331718 KWUN SING LTD 30 Jul 2010 07328008 CHPH LTD 28 Jul 2010 07326020 MACKENZIE LONDON PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Jul 2010 07320221 RICHARD NICHOLAS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010 07316017 MILESTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07314650 MASTER1 LIMITED 14 Jul 2010 07314190 LEV CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jul 2010 07314053 FLYDOC LIMITED 14 Jul 2010 07310656 VIRTUAL KIM LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07306673 A2Z PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2010 07306579 TAYLOR MADE MEDIA TV LIMITED 07 Jul 2010 07306224 ABBAS FILMS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010 07305757 FERRY ROAD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010 07305684 CORE AV LIMITED 06 Jul 2010 07303634 ROCARI LTD 05 Jul 2010 07303581 DIGITAL 4N6 LIMITED 05 Jul 2010 OC356204 JPP THREE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 05 Jul 2010 OC356205 JPP FOUR LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 05 Jul 2010 OC356206 JPP FIVE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 05 Jul 2010 07327158 QUANT CONSULT LIMITED 27 Jul 2010 07319516 SOLARNEX LIMITED 20 Jul 2010 07317812 KDR QUANTITY SURVEYING SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2010 07313658 LA BRASSERIE MAYFAIR LIMITED 14 Jul 2010 07310530 LGBTH LIMITED 09 Jul 2010 07303207 CHARLESBLAND LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
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