Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2014188143,414
    2013193132,684
    % change-2.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2009 (233) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014695366
    New companies in 2013596668
    % change16.9%-19.7%-2.9%
    Record Year2003 (111)2009 (141)2003 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2014176101,670
    201315486,170
    % change14.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2008 (408) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingston Upon Thames when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014703571
    Closed companies in 2013474364
    % change48.9%-18.6%11%
    Record Year2014 (70)2008 (364)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 12 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20141241,744
    20133946,514
    Record Year 2007 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-118-5
    Net growth in 201312234
    Record Year2003 (78)2009 (98)2003 (161)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Kingston Upon Thames
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change6.3%-23.5%-11.0%
    Record Year2007 (0.3%)2009 (0.5%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    27.0% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON3.77%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.66%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%PROPERTY2.62%
    KINGSTON0.75%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%TRADING2.00%
    MEDIA0.68%LONDON1.95%
    SYSTEMS0.60%CARE1.94%
    GLOBAL0.60%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DESIGN0.53%DESIGN1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOTELS0.53%PROPERTIES1.63%
    POWER0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    HEALTH0.45%J1.53%
    BUSINESS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CREATIVE0.45%GLOBAL1.51%
    IT0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CENTRE0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    CARE0.45%CO.,1.36%
    TRADING0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CAPITAL0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    FOR0.38%IT1.30%
    INVESTMENT0.38%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied555278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16657,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10140,717
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies59456
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5429,313
    99999 - Dormant Company5148,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3128,224
    62012 - Business and domestic software development199,675
    98000 - Residents property management185,047
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1718,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,006
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1210,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,786
    86210 - General medical practice activities114,406
    90030 - Artistic creation114,566

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110063 S CREATIVE PR LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110515 I & N SUPPLIES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110585 ATLANTIA CONSULTING LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09116202 PSPF GENERAL PARTNER LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09121691 C J KENNEDY CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122953 TEXHAGO LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09123159 TREMELE LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09126858 GB COM PROP LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128699 KIMBERLY DESIGNS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09128725 BAGLEY-DUNCAN CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131737 TYRECORE LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132132 OKYEMAN(UK) LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09135492 PG SPECIALS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09143250 LISA MARIE DESIGNS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09150058 SMK ASSOCIATES UG LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09152375 HALSEY GARTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09116903 ASHFORD POWER LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09129010 ASK WHY NOT LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09129200 THREE BEFORE EIGHT LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09136684 ACCELOR LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09140361 MONKEY SNAPS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09142044 GARAGURU LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09147875 SARAH YOUNG LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09151229 SAMOS TELECOMS CAPITAL LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152746 PUNKTURE LTD 29 Jul 2014