Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 431 companies were formed in Kingston Upon Thames. This figure is 12.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Kingston Upon Thames occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,041 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 431 269,432 2012 493 253,150 % change -12.6% 6.4% Record Year 2007 (1,041) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 215 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 215 134,630 2012 255 121,659 % change -15.7% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (255) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 68 72 75 New companies in 2012 81 88 86 % change -16.0% -18.2% -12.8% Record Year 2009 (128) 2012 (88) 2012 (86)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 277 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames. This figure is 12.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Kingston Upon Thames occurred in 2009 when a total of 616 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 277 155,192 2012 317 147,794 % change -12.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (616) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 153 77,278 2012 193 80,218 % change -20.7% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (407) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 47 41 65 Closed companies in 2012 42 100 51 % change 11.9% -59.0% 27% Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (200) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Kingston Upon Thames increased by 154 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 154 114,240 2012 176 105,356 Record Year 2007 (787) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 62 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2013 62 57,352 2012 62 41,441 Record Year 2007 (95) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 21 31 10 Net growth in 2012 39 -12 35 Record Year 2007 (53) 2006 (35) 2012 (35)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingston Upon Thames 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingston Upon Thames 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -29.5% -20.5% -21.1% Record Year 2009 (0.4%) 1992 (0.4%) 1969 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was 2010 when 31.9% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2010 when 37.5% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.77% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 2.39% MANAGEMENT 4.80% LONDON 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.41% KINGSTON 1.05% PROPERTY 2.48% PARTNERS 0.82% TRADING 2.05% MEDIA 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.81% CONSULTANCY 0.82% DESIGN 1.79% BUSINESS 0.82% LONDON 1.77% TRADING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.68% DESIGN 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% BEHEER 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CAPITAL 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.52% MEDIA 1.57% PROPERTY 0.52% CARE 1.55% PRODUCTIONS 0.52% J 1.53% GLOBAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CO 0.45% IT 1.40% CARE 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.45% M 1.26% HOLDING 0.45% BUILDING 1.22% FOR 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.19% HOMES 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.18% BLUE 0.37% CAPITAL 1.16% CONSTRUCTION 0.37% TRAINING 1.16%
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 420 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 127 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 25,583 99999 - Dormant Company 42 44,817 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 17,095 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 26 386 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,578 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,590 71111 - Architectural activities 14 2,669 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,771 41100 - Development of building projects 13 8,876 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 7,871 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,505 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 12 3,371 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 11 4,977 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 7,793 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 7,148 86900 - Other human health activities 10 8,687
Recent Companies
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