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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
    07725372 HASI CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07725874 RANKINE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07725947 TOPCORN.CO.UK LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07730378 PERVES AND CO LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07730512 BARKAR CLEANING SUPPLIES LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731472 ADB MARITIME LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732201 LEKTROTECH UK LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07745746 CHAPEL MILL HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07747737 WAVESHIFT LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07750223 BEAUTY WITHIN (KINGSTON) LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07753150 MARK BALFOURTH LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07736585 MAGNOLIA LONDON LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07740064 RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07742614 OLD STREET MUSIC LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07749804 LONDONSTORE LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07754019 SALLY MORGAN ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07724563 AMAZING LITTLE DANCER LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07726141 GOURMET BAKERY LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07729030 ERIC HOWARD LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729089 SAS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729553 STERRY DESIGNS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731963 CASABELLA DESIGNS & INTERIORS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07745644 FERLA DEVELOPMENT LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07757493 MASHKI LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07742439 MATCHINGPOINT LIMITED 16 Aug 2011