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
    OC395232 OPTIMUS ADVIES LLP 11 Sep 2014
    09201997 RED DEER INVESTMENTS 03 Sep 2014
    09211710 AVA ESTATES LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09219762 FABER HOIST LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09220248 STORM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221132 MAC SELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222461 IDRICO LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222914 ROVA BOUW EN VASTGOED LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09225333 TOKYO AVENUE LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09228931 UK PROFESSIONAL LETTINGS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09230590 JEEVA HEALTHCARE LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09231971 GUILDFORD UTC 23 Sep 2014
    09233072 FINSTRAT LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09236743 GUSTILO COMPANY LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09202079 SUPERNICK LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09202914 OPPORTUNITY CENTRAL (UK) LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09203391 MORE INVENTORIES LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09206549 ALPHARD LONDON LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09208554 HUB SOFTWARE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09221819 FULL CONTENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222781 SAPFIR LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223182 JIU JITSU BROTHERHOOD LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09227843 EVENHOLME PROJECTS LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09229295 3CS CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09231694 ETHAN JAMES CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2014