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
    09161318 ARTCOR FURNITURE LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09168701 HEALTH CARE REHABILITATION SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2014
    OC394803 DHZ SOLAR PV SYSTEMS LLP 13 Aug 2014
    09173998 REURING LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174169 THE KOREAN CHURCH LONDON 13 Aug 2014
    09174773 DIY SOLAR PV SYSTEMS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09181412 RJH & ASSOCIATES LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09181613 SARNER LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09188101 RAME ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190482 AIRIS LIGHTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192559 SOLAK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09192968 YU-MONT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09193782 MOUS AND CO LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194916 LONDONCITYWAREHOUSE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195458 MAWASHA MARUFU LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09164212 P.M.PIATEK LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09169598 43 SQUARED LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09173292 GIAN LUIGI ZIGIOTTI LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174668 NABILMAZEN MED LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09177223 YALLA YALLA LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09182612 CHOCOLATE BOX STUDIOS LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09186519 MPB SOFTWARE LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09187760 YELLOW BIRD DESIGN LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193960 KINGSTECH LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09194141 SPEEEEK.COM LIMITED 29 Aug 2014