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Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2011152114,512
    2010137101,492
    % change10.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (345) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011484163
    New companies in 2010464249
    % change4.3%-2.4%28.6%
    Record Year2003 (111)2009 (141)2003 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201119972,230
    201015187,705
    % change31.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20113813724
    Closed companies in 2010565243
    % change-32.1%163.5%-44%
    Record Year2010 (56)2008 (364)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -47 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2011-4742,282
    2010-1413,787
    Record Year 2003 (261) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201110-9639
    Net growth in 2010-10-106
    Record Year2003 (78)2009 (98)2003 (161)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Kingston Upon Thames
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.5%-17.9%16.1%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1966 (0.7%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.4% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.84%CONSULTING5.11%
    KINGSTON1.46%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN0.78%TRADING2.06%
    GLOBAL0.78%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.68%BUSINESS1.82%
    BUILDING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.58%ENGINEERING1.74%
    HOLDINGS0.49%MEDIA1.72%
    CO0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGNS0.49%LONDON1.63%
    THAMES0.49%J1.47%
    HOMES0.39%GLOBAL1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.39%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SERVICE0.39%CARE1.42%
    ENTERPRISES0.39%IT1.38%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    EUROPE0.39%PROPERTIES1.28%
    LONDON0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ROAD0.39%M1.25%
    GREEN0.39%ENERGY1.22%
    MARKETING0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    TRAINING0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities24965,177
    None Supplied248204,493
    7499 - Non-trading company11411,543
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9129,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4114,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3415,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,686
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,281
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,551
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    9999 - Dormant Company1322,587
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,798
    5530 - Restaurants105,640
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    62012 - Business and domestic software development93,137
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,271
    8532 - Social work without accommodation81,310

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760517 4 CAMBRIDGE ROAD LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07765797 GOLDEN MOVING SOLUTONS LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766527 NOUVEAU CONSULTANTS (LONDON) LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07762420 RADIO ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07773971 MINIMA YACHT CLUB LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07775151 VICARAGE ROAD PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07781111 HAINES WATTS BROMLEY 2011 LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781516 PENDANT PUBLISHING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784216 ADVANCED VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07786608 GROVE CENTURY LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787281 EXECUTIVEPOINT LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07793731 FINANCE AND CONTROL LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07758575 BATHROOM & KITCHEN INSTALLATIONS BY RICHARD COBB LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07763705 BALANCING ACT AUDIO LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07766176 NICKCUFF LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07767037 CJ CONCEPTS LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768584 KINGSTON VALETING CENTRE (UK) LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07771924 ZARRIN ABKARAN CO LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772044 RAVAADID IMMIGRATION SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772201 KENBURY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774277 MICHAEL OWENS ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07777835 THE PILATES ACADEMY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781623 HEAVEN PUBLICITY LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07784736 B-FIT PERSONAL TRAINING LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07788861 ANICURA LTD 27 Sep 2011