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Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2011159116,391
    2010145105,137
    % change9.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011504762
    New companies in 2010383968
    % change31.6%20.5%-8.8%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201112990,986
    201011482,677
    % change13.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011414246
    Closed companies in 2010303054
    % change36.7%40.0%-15%
    Record Year2009 (54)2008 (44)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 30 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20113025,405
    20103122,460
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20119516
    Net growth in 20108914
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Kingston Upon Thames
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change13.5%6.0%-13.1%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1967 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    28.2% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.61%CONSULTING5.04%
    KINGSTON1.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.94%TRADING2.10%
    GLOBAL0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    DIGITAL0.73%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PRODUCTIONS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    IT0.52%ENGINEERING1.61%
    DESIGN0.52%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.52%CARE1.45%
    MARKETING0.52%J1.45%
    LONDON0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.42%IT1.41%
    GREEN0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    DESIGNS0.42%M1.30%
    EDEN0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PARTNERSHIP0.42%S1.24%
    LOVE0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities26060,968
    None Supplied229202,798
    7499 - Non-trading company11711,316
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3212,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2510,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities247,789
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply177,000
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    41100 - Development of building projects103,921
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions10545
    9305 - Other service activities108,740
    5530 - Restaurants94,898
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545622 26/28 SALFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543183 KINGSTON ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542288 ARUNDEL LODGE DENTAL SURGERY LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07538378 G.A.M. PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536589 LYNDON ENERGY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534668 PIPELINE PLUMBING & GAS LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07534516 UNICORN OVERSEAS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532042 61 HALLYBURTON (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531500 URBAN FRAMEWORK LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07525510 SOL CLEANING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522319 LETS LEARN NURSERY LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521434 AVEROX HOLDINGS LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07521229 CAPA SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07521180 GREEN WHALE LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519248 VISZON LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07514095 SKILL FORCE BUILDING SERVICES LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07512868 JO LEO DESIGNS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07544286 LICHOZZY TRADE LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543654 ICEGRADE HOLDINGS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542352 NO HOT AIR LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07529014 KINGSTON TELECOM LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07525931 R & L PAUL LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07523337 LONDON GREEN FESTIVAL CIC 09 Feb 2011
    07518109 CHRISTOPHER STOAKES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515401 AQADA LTD 03 Feb 2011