Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2013 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 216 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 216 134,802 2012 238 131,491 % change -9.2% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 59 74 83 New companies in 2012 87 71 80 % change -32.2% 4.2% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (322) 2007 (363) 2007 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 124 77,914 2012 124 67,576 % change 0.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 58 37 29 Closed companies in 2012 48 45 31 % change 20.8% -17.8% -6% Record Year 2013 (58) 2012 (45) 2009 (115)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 92 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 92 56,888 2012 114 63,915 Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 1 37 54 Net growth in 2012 39 26 49 Record Year 2007 (280) 2007 (338) 2007 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Kingston Upon Thames 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -39.2% 3.5% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (0.8%) 2007 (0.6%) 1993 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2013 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.81% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.30% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LONDON 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% KINGSTON 1.15% PROPERTY 2.44% DESIGN 0.94% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.94% DESIGN 1.79% TRADING 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.78% HOLDING 0.79% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.72% LONDON 1.72% BEHEER 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MEDIA 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BLUE 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% NEDERLAND 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% EUROPE 0.65% J 1.56% WORLDWIDE 0.50% CARE 1.46% MARKETING 0.50% IT 1.43% IT 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CARE 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISE 0.43% M 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% PROPERTY 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PRODUCTIONS 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ONLINE 0.36% TRAINING 1.17% DEVELOPMENT 0.36% SECURITY 1.15%
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 354 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 131 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 35 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,591 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,099 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 12 3,240 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,248 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 7,507 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 11 8,637 7487 - Other business activities 11 7,556 90030 - Artistic creation 10 3,719 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 10 2,347 71111 - Architectural activities 10 2,658 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 10 340
Recent Companies
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