Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q3 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 46.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2012222118,868
    2011152114,512
    % change46.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (345) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012816675
    New companies in 2011484163
    % change68.8%61.0%19.0%
    Record Year2003 (111)2009 (141)2003 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 200 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201220074,772
    201119972,230
    % change0.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20123514520
    Closed companies in 20113813724
    % change-7.9%5.8%-17%
    Record Year2010 (56)2008 (364)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 22 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20122244,096
    2011-4742,282
    Record Year 2003 (261) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201246-7955
    Net growth in 201110-9639
    Record Year2003 (78)2009 (98)2003 (161)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Kingston Upon Thames
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change51.4%62.2%17.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1966 (0.7%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.41%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MEDIA1.06%PROPERTY2.35%
    EUROPE0.98%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.98%DESIGN1.87%
    KINGSTON0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HOLDING0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LONDON0.90%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    WORLDWIDE0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    BLUE0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.75%MEDIA1.67%
    VENTURES0.60%LONDON1.67%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IT0.53%IT1.43%
    NEDERLAND0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTY0.45%CARE1.32%
    PRODUCTIONS0.45%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    WATTS0.45%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    NETWORK0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    R0.45%S1.17%
    FINANCE0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied423331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9733,677
    7487 - Other business activities6835,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3019,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy228,437
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,119
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979
    74990 - Non-trading company99,203
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,294
    62012 - Business and domestic software development84,584
    7499 - Non-trading company86,164
    86900 - Other human health activities84,998
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities71,360

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198607 AECOUK LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08200039 HOF VAN HOLLAND LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08201421 DEVILLION LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202547 NAIR CONSULTANCY SERVICE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08206555 NAYAN CARE LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208919 LANE HANCOX LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209897 TAGB LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210019 WASMIDDELENSHOP LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08216568 WOLTHUIS HOLDING LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217512 VASTGOED KOZIJN SERVICE LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08219031 EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219226 CASARANA LTD 18 Sep 2012
    OC378633 BREDAM MEDIA LLP 20 Sep 2012
    08223440 EBYTES TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08224243 BLUE HORIZONS ENERGY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228257 DESIGNKLASSIEKERS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08228450 BLUE HORIZONS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230291 R W GREENWELL LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231284 BTB FITNESS ACADEMY LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08231931 RHODAS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233106 SMARLET LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08204161 ANNETTE TOMS AVISION FOR HAIR LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08211555 HOLISTIC BOOGIE COASTERS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214984 AENOU LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08218129 R H BON BON LTD 18 Sep 2012