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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
    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