Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 220 companies were registered in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    2015220161,156
    2014198150,722
    % change11.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (839) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015717079
    New companies in 2014565290
    % change26.8%34.6%-12.2%
    Record Year2007 (322)2007 (363)2007 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    201514989,523
    201420182,370
    % change-25.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015563558
    Closed companies in 20145510343
    % change1.8%-66.0%35%
    Record Year2013 (58)2014 (103)2009 (115)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Kingston Upon Thames during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Kingston Upon ThamesUK
    20157171,633
    2014-368,352
    Record Year 2007 (692) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015153521
    Net growth in 20141-5147
    Record Year2007 (280)2007 (338)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Kingston Upon Thames formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Kingston Upon Thames
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change24.4%24.1%-20.0%
    Record Year2007 (0.8%)2007 (0.6%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Kingston Upon Thames was in 2013 when 31.2% of all directors were female.

    21.0% of all director appointments in Kingston Upon Thames in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON3.50%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING2.06%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    KINGSTON0.91%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.69%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%LONDON1.91%
    HOLDING0.53%TRADING1.88%
    CO0.53%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HOTELS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%DESIGN1.65%
    POWER0.46%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.46%CO.,1.58%
    NEDERLAND0.46%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HEALTH0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    CENTRE0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    FOR0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SYSTEMS0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    HOMES0.38%IT1.30%
    CAPITAL0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    EN0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied558288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16658,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9943,081
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies54427
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5230,825
    99999 - Dormant Company4449,474
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2629,218
    62012 - Business and domestic software development209,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1919,098
    86900 - Other human health activities1913,990
    86101 - Hospital activities175,043
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    98000 - Residents property management155,308
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    90030 - Artistic creation144,677
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    68310 - Real estate agencies113,841
    58190 - Other publishing activities112,614
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,682

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09383890 TD ART LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387668 PROJECT CHANGE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388500 SIZZLING WOK GUILDFORD LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09391944 CANTOR HINDSON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09393583 ME-DU LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09394408 AFC- ARIA FIRE CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397624 MZ CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400071 TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402526 OPSWAT LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403241 CAFE AU-LAIT (KINGSTON) LTD. 23 Jan 2015
    09409763 TILINGTOOLS4HIRE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411875 NATIONWIDE ROOFING PRODUCTS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09412418 SPRINKLE ME PINK LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09371758 GOGA YOGA & CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09374946 ADVENTZ LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376036 TAM ELECTRICIANS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09379465 DEMARCATION FILMS LTD. 08 Jan 2015
    09387521 DESIGN IN LONDON LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09396490 KINGSTON WELCOMES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397944 BEAM ANALYSIS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09404944 SALE ON LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09405046 DATABAC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09409052 PALATIA LEISURE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410909 SAFARI JUNGLE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412129 DEAF AWARE LTD 29 Jan 2015