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

  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 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 ThamesUK
    2014198150,722
    2013216134,802
    % change-8.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014565290
    New companies in 2013597483
    % change-5.1%-29.7%8.4%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    201420182,370
    201312477,914
    % change62.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20145510343
    Closed companies in 2013583729
    % change-5.2%178.4%48%
    Record Year2013 (58)2014 (103)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 ThamesUK
    2014-368,352
    20139256,888
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20141-5147
    Net growth in 201313754
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.2%-35.2%-9.6%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    LONDON1.41%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MEDIA0.86%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRADING2.05%
    GLOBAL0.86%LONDON1.88%
    PARTNERS0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.78%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CAPITAL0.70%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    PRODUCTIONS0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BEHEER0.47%GLOBAL1.58%
    INVESTMENT0.47%J1.48%
    KINGSTON0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ART0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADING0.47%IT1.33%
    ROAD0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    LEGAL0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CREATIVE0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    WORLDWIDE0.39%M1.21%
    NEDERLAND0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    VAN0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied535280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13456,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9537,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5427,750
    99999 - Dormant Company5347,084
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies51426
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3626,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate179,284
    41100 - Development of building projects179,855
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,509
    71111 - Architectural activities152,787
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,313
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,521
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,135
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,236
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies113,840
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,403

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08921235 NEW CALL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923875 ELEGANT DINING CONCEPTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926250 MARTIN YALLOP HR LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927882 THE TODDLER VILLAGE LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08928226 GATEWAY ORGANICS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08931871 NLK MEDIA LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08935558 EQUIDAT LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08944706 AML TRADING LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08948386 ROSE & ROSE LEGAL LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08953739 ST MARGARETS TAXIS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08960760 PAYERISE PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08966854 JAMES CW NICHOLAS SPECIALIST ART DEALER LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967001 ARCHON GRC LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967100 ORIGIN OF ZERO LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08918854 ESR INVESTMENT LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08927092 BF & S HEALTHCARE LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08928417 MONYHELWA LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929223 KATE VILLA LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08938096 MOSAM AUTO SERVICES LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941664 KINGSTON BUSINESS SOLUTION LTD. 17 Mar 2014
    08944945 WOW ECO DYNAMICS LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08950664 SMITH CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08954672 PETERS RESTORATIONS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08957652 DEXA ENTERPRISES LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08957828 THE WYCH ELM KINGSTON LIMITED 25 Mar 2014