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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

  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 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 ThamesUK
    2012238131,491
    2011159116,391
    % change49.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012877180
    New companies in 2011504762
    % change74.0%51.1%29.0%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    201212467,576
    201112990,987
    % change-3.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012484531
    Closed companies in 2011414246
    % change17.1%7.1%-33%
    Record Year2009 (54)2012 (45)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    201211463,915
    20113025,404
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012392649
    Net growth in 20119516
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change49.2%29.2%20.8%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1967 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.06%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.88%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    KINGSTON1.43%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDIA0.98%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%DESIGN1.93%
    CO0.63%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    LONDON0.63%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    BUILDING0.63%BUSINESS1.73%
    EUROPE0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    WATTS0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%LONDON1.66%
    TRADING0.54%J1.54%
    HAINES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    WORLDWIDE0.54%IT1.40%
    DIGITAL0.54%CARE1.34%
    VENTURES0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%M1.27%
    NETWORK0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    M0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%S1.20%
    (LONDON)0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied256216,665
    7487 - Other business activities19752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10935,233
    7499 - Non-trading company1089,102
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3412,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2814,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,892
    99999 - Dormant Company2025,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities167,154
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    9999 - Dormant Company1218,617
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities104,132
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,427
    71111 - Architectural activities81,757

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07974379 STONECOURT CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07975076 BPT PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07976592 ENHANCEABLE TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07985371 CIBUBUR LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987685 LIONESS MARKETING LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990045 PATSTEVE LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07999374 ROOF TEST CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08002594 SERIOUSLY GOOD CAKE LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08005902 MADEIRA HOLIDAY PROPERTIES LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08006201 RESERVOIRS & RISK LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08006670 ROSSTAY CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08006915 LOGYTRADE LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08007461 LOGYTRADE MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08011303 FORK RESTAURANT LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08013119 RAPID COMMERCE LTD 30 Mar 2012
    08013163 BLUE RIBBON WORLDWIDE LTD 30 Mar 2012
    08014344 LEISURE LEARNING ASSOCIATION LTD 30 Mar 2012
    07973002 NISHTHA ARYA LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07988850 NEW LEAF LEARNING LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989596 ERIC HOWARD (PROPERTY) LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07991140 ANDREW LAWRENCE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992815 SHARON RICE-OXLEY LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07995592 ACORN BARS LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07998664 BIOMASS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08002255 MASUCCI PODIATRY LIMITED 22 Mar 2012