Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 238 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 49.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2012 238 131,491 2011 159 116,391 % change 49.7% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 87 71 80 New companies in 2011 50 47 62 % change 74.0% 51.1% 29.0% Record Year 2007 (322) 2007 (363) 2007 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2012 124 67,576 2011 129 90,987 % change -3.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 48 45 31 Closed companies in 2011 41 42 46 % change 17.1% 7.1% -33% Record Year 2009 (54) 2012 (45) 2009 (115)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 114 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2012 114 63,915 2011 30 25,404 Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 39 26 49 Net growth in 2011 9 5 16 Record Year 2007 (280) 2007 (338) 2007 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kingston Upon Thames 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 49.2% 29.2% 20.8% Record Year 2007 (0.8%) 2007 (0.6%) 1967 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.06% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.74% KINGSTON 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% MEDIA 0.98% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% DESIGN 1.93% CO 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.84% LONDON 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUILDING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.73% EUROPE 0.54% MEDIA 1.72% WATTS 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% LONDON 1.66% TRADING 0.54% J 1.54% HAINES 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% WORLDWIDE 0.54% IT 1.40% DIGITAL 0.54% CARE 1.34% VENTURES 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.45% M 1.27% NETWORK 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% M 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.45% S 1.20% (LONDON) 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 256 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 197 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 35,233 7499 - Non-trading company 108 9,102 7414 - Business & management consultancy 34 12,113 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 20 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 7,154 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 8,145 9999 - Dormant Company 12 18,617 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 4,132 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 6,934 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,427 71111 - Architectural activities 8 1,757
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07896040 HXY DESIGN LTD 03 Jan 2012 07897024 WGMS ENG LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07899089 TJM & CO LTD 05 Jan 2012 07901629 KINGSLEY LETTINGS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07908559 WYK ADVISORS LTD 13 Jan 2012 07908698 JJ CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07912412 LIGHTWOOD STRATEGIC LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07912565 BST SECURITY SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2012 07914887 MISSION PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07915477 BARRIER FREEMAN LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07918569 KINGSTON ENVIRONMENT CENTRE 20 Jan 2012 07923120 NED STEEL LTD 25 Jan 2012 07923149 PDQ ACCOUNTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07924146 NED STEEL MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Jan 2012 07924739 BLACK HOLE INVESTMENTS LTD 26 Jan 2012 07925537 K M PRE-SCHOOL LTD 26 Jan 2012 07928627 FORAD TRADING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 OC371685 REAL DEAL AUTO VERKOOP LLP 23 Jan 2012 07895972 MAXOL LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07897307 ADLA IT LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898973 FXLODGE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07905848 VIDEO SOCIALIST LTD 11 Jan 2012 07906930 ALLURE WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2012 07911290 THE MIGHTY MATCH C.I.C. 16 Jan 2012 07912657 CELLWIRE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
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