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.

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 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 ThamesUK
    2013216134,802
    2012238131,491
    % change-9.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013597483
    New companies in 2012877180
    % change-32.2%4.2%3.8%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    201312477,914
    201212467,576
    % change0.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013583729
    Closed companies in 2012484531
    % change20.8%-17.8%-6%
    Record Year2013 (58)2012 (45)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    20139256,888
    201211463,915
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201313754
    Net growth in 2012392649
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-39.2%3.5%7.2%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.81%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.30%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LONDON1.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    KINGSTON1.15%PROPERTY2.44%
    DESIGN0.94%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADING0.86%ENGINEERING1.78%
    HOLDING0.79%BUSINESS1.77%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.72%LONDON1.72%
    BEHEER0.72%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDIA0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BLUE0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    NEDERLAND0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    EUROPE0.65%J1.56%
    WORLDWIDE0.50%CARE1.46%
    MARKETING0.50%IT1.43%
    IT0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CARE0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISE0.43%M1.25%
    PROPERTIES0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    PROPERTY0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PRODUCTIONS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ONLINE0.36%TRAINING1.17%
    DEVELOPMENT0.36%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied354249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6832,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5324,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3923,532
    99999 - Dormant Company3543,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2516,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities166,591
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies123,240
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment125,248
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,129
    41100 - Development of building projects118,637
    7487 - Other business activities117,556
    90030 - Artistic creation103,719
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities102,347
    71111 - Architectural activities102,658
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies10340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425878 LIM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427417 QUANTIC ENTERPRISE DESIGN LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08427568 HFDA LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08430567 LONDON MAKEOVER STUDIOS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    OC383155 BOLLEXO LLP 07 Mar 2013
    08434486 MULTI OPSLAG NEDERLAND LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434857 MASSINK MANAGEMENT LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434891 BEAUCLERE HOMES (ST. VALERIE) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436239 MOSSINK MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08443439 LAURUS PARTNERS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08444701 EDENSA LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446669 CALLPANY PLC 15 Mar 2013
    08446677 BOEDEL OPSLAG MIDDEN NEDERLAND LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08456098 CLEOPATRA INTERIOR DESIGN LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08462584 TOMMYLAND TOURS LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08465770 LAND GIRLS JH LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08427130 SIXTY SALONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429891 SLOANES LONDON LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08443724 VETERANS WITH DOGS 13 Mar 2013
    08454357 SPARKLING & CLEAN LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08457212 FIND ME A CARER LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08461165 PERFECT PROPOSITIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    OC383855 LONDOLOZA CAPITAL LLP 27 Mar 2013
    08465226 IPERSPECTIVES LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466905 AC&S DESIGN LIMITED 28 Mar 2013