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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
    07583553 CDM RETAIL LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07577124 REYNAVS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576030 RM ARCH LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07575811 ADRIAN BONET DESIGNER LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07562329 REZA MINI CABS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07558989 EVERSHINE ZENITH INC LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07556718 IT FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07551967 MALLOY SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07550692 HEARTS HEADS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07547955 SHOTGUNSHOES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    OC363273 ASPEN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LLP 30 Mar 2011
    07585479 SANAK LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585336 LSES LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07582590 PATHROSE GLOBAL LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07581101 FELTIMO LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07577232 PERPETUAL PICTURES AND SOUND LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07569616 STRETCH CEILINGS (IRELAND) LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568628 MARYMOUNT SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07565444 EPS PLUMBING LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07559761 MAGBANUA LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07557566 FIRNASS COMPANY LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07555632 INTERIM AND CONSULTING SOLUTIONS WITH PAICE LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07555387 M.LAWTON CONSULTING LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07554318 NESBRO LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07551660 CROYDON EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Mar 2011