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
    OC391098 REFRA INTERIEUR LLP 13 Feb 2014
    08891149 ESTATES DIRECT (SURREY) LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08899920 JOBFINDERS (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903818 FUTURE CONVERSATIONS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904053 BOWENART LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904196 HOLLAND VENTURES LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904499 KNPB INNOVATION HOLDING LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08907826 EXCOTEK LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08907875 FABSOUNDENGINEER LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08907881 CODEMOUNT LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08909070 KINGSTON LOGISTICS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910584 NIGHTINGALE VENTURES LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08910930 RM BUILD LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08911345 BATE, GOSSAGE & PAGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08915285 BERUYV LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08917417 KIMBRETT LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08883564 THE ELITE LUXURY EVENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884429 CORPORATE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08889297 KIERAANDSOPHIE LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08894971 DIGITUS MEDIUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08900211 MCGILL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901588 CLOSE PROTECTION S CLASS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08912662 ASPIRE IT CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08914581 UPTECHME LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08914593 THE ARABS GR LTD 27 Feb 2014