Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 198 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2014 198 150,722 2013 216 134,802 % change -8.3% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 56 52 90 New companies in 2013 59 74 83 % change -5.1% -29.7% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (322) 2007 (363) 2007 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 201 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 62.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2014 201 82,370 2013 124 77,914 % change 62.1% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 55 103 43 Closed companies in 2013 58 37 29 % change -5.2% 178.4% 48% Record Year 2013 (58) 2014 (103) 2009 (115)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was -3 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Kingston Upon Thames UK 2014 -3 68,352 2013 92 56,888 Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 1 -51 47 Net growth in 2013 1 37 54 Record Year 2007 (280) 2007 (338) 2007 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Kingston Upon Thames 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.2% -35.2% -9.6% Record Year 2007 (0.8%) 2007 (0.6%) 1993 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2013 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.67% LONDON 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MEDIA 0.86% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.86% TRADING 2.05% GLOBAL 0.86% LONDON 1.88% PARTNERS 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.78% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CAPITAL 0.70% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% PRODUCTIONS 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BEHEER 0.47% GLOBAL 1.58% INVESTMENT 0.47% J 1.48% KINGSTON 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ART 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% TRADING 0.47% IT 1.33% ROAD 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% LEGAL 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CREATIVE 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% WORLDWIDE 0.39% M 1.21% NEDERLAND 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% VAN 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 535 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 53 47,084 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 51 426 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 9,284 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,855 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,509 71111 - Architectural activities 15 2,787 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,313 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 5,521 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 86900 - Other human health activities 11 10,273 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 6,236 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 11 3,840 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 3,403
Recent Companies
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