Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 193 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2013193132,684
    2012222118,868
    % change-13.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2009 (233) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013596668
    New companies in 2012816675
    % change-27.2%0.0%-9.3%
    Record Year2003 (111)2009 (141)2003 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201315486,170
    201220275,908
    % change-23.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013474364
    Closed companies in 20123514522
    % change34.3%-70.3%191%
    Record Year2010 (56)2008 (364)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20133946,514
    20122042,960
    Record Year 2007 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201312234
    Net growth in 201246-7953
    Record Year2003 (78)2009 (98)2003 (161)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Kingston Upon Thames
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-34.8%-8.2%-20.5%
    Record Year2007 (0.3%)2009 (0.5%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2006 when 30.8% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.54%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.23%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.62%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    KINGSTON1.08%PROPERTY2.53%
    BUSINESS0.92%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARTNERS0.85%LONDON1.79%
    GLOBAL0.85%DESIGN1.78%
    BEHEER0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CAPITAL0.62%CARE1.64%
    TRADING0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MEDIA0.62%GLOBAL1.59%
    PROPERTY0.62%J1.54%
    MARKETING0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%PROPERTIES1.45%
    WORLDWIDE0.54%IT1.39%
    HOMES0.46%M1.25%
    NEDERLAND0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOUSE0.38%BUILDING1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.38%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENGINEERING0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied466260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13254,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7634,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5526,675
    99999 - Dormant Company4646,169
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies38428
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3425,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2417,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,516
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,104
    41100 - Development of building projects159,271
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate148,312
    71111 - Architectural activities142,746
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,859
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,979
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies123,601
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,160
    86900 - Other human health activities119,203
    98000 - Residents property management104,680

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08637691 RIVERCABINS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08639017 APIFERA TUINTECHNIEK LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08639575 CLOUD ACCOUNTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08643221 OK SERVICE NEDERLAND LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08644705 LAKI 2013 LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08654110 MEDICAL LEGAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08659431 GLOBE CONNECT WORLDWIDE LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08662199 DELIGHT KEBABS LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08663119 GRAY IMAGE LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08663646 ABHISHEK SOOD LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    OC387488 WIL DORENBOS LLP 27 Aug 2013
    08633712 LIVIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08640322 APPLIN & HILL LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08644552 DUM-DOODLES INC LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645919 POINTSALES DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08648504 THROA LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08648605 VERY SOCIAL LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651552 STREET CHAAT LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08655892 SAN MATEO HEALTHCARE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08656253 CRONER SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08660847 QUANTESSENTIAL SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08661319 WORLD OF WONDER KIDS LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08664499 R NICOLSON LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08667604 PROJECT MOANA LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08667882 KULMISS BUSINESS LIMITED 29 Aug 2013