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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
    07501904 RADIANT VISUAL EFFECTS LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07501258 ORATO CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07497462 4D ARCHITECTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496364 BLUE JAY CORPORATION LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496245 HAMPTONS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494323 KENSINGTON DESIGNS LONDON LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07491553 BLACKPOT LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490616 RED MEDIA & MARKETING LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488917 KKH ENTERPRISE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487302 FORENSIC 20/20 LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486495 DBA PROPERTY ADVISORS LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07483819 K-TOWN RECORDS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07483782 HW WIMBLEDON LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07511066 CLOUD HOSTED IT LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07504312 BELLERBY & CO. LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07501257 357 MEDIA LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07501202 PARKER DEVELOPMENTS ( SOUTH WEST ) LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498496 WINGU LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07495712 INVENCARDO LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492006 KD IMPORTS (UK) UNLIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491310 THE THREE DIMENSIONAL VISION COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490982 GEOFF CROWTHER ARCHITECTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488762 PROMANET WEBSERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07482052 FILM SLATE FINANCING LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC360693 SHERIDAN LAW LLP 07 Jan 2011