Richmond, Greater London

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 113 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RichmondUK
    2010113105,137
    20099291,034
    % change22.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010372947
    New companies in 2009212843
    % change76.2%3.6%9.3%
    Record Year2004 (40)2007 (47)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RichmondUK
    20109482,677
    2009117108,060
    % change-19.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272245
    Closed companies in 2009271674
    % change0.0%37.5%-39%
    Record Year2003 (30)2008 (28)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 19 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RichmondUK
    20101922,460
    2009-25-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101072
    Net growth in 2009-612-31
    Record Year2004 (17)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Richmond
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change63.4%-11.3%-9.2%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1970 (0.4%)1988 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.65%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSULTING4.60%
    MEDIA1.08%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    RICHMOND1.08%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    FINANCIAL0.72%TRADING1.93%
    CAPITAL0.72%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.72%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DESIGN0.72%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ENERGY0.60%J1.48%
    LONDON0.60%LONDON1.45%
    ESTATE0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.60%GROUP1.37%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    EUROPE0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    ROBINSON0.48%CARE1.33%
    DEVELOPMENT0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%M1.28%
    SEARCH0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    KEW0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied201228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6274,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4117,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3226,974
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply309,659
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities199,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    9999 - Dormant Company1219,948
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    9231 - Artistic & literary creation101,160
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,143
    7499 - Non-trading company915,398
    99999 - Dormant Company813,808
    74990 - Non-trading company78,149
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,973
    98000 - Residents property management63,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified68,154
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult62,843

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169841 GID ENTERPRISES LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169216 APPLEMILLS BOOKSTORES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168788 POTAMIA ESTATES LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167003 FREE FLIGHT ENTERPRISES LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166361 LONDON REGENCY COLLEGE LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164167 DRAW HQ LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07163688 CONSTRUCTION ENG. ELECT. SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07163635 SOURCEPM LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07163625 INTERNATIONAL HAIR ARTIST AGENCY LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07159036 ALEJANDRA AVILA LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157847 CORNEILLES HEATING AND PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156944 ALEM CONSULTING LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156850 ULTIMATE FLOORING PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156144 CREDON CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155863 MAX PLUMBING LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07153941 PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE AND SACRED FIRE, EUROPE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07144583 FAMILY OFFICE REVIEW LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07164329 CMX CAPITAL MARKETS EXCHANGE LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07160876 AH DESIGN LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158678 AB PERCUSSION LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158321 RLH INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157388 CRACKPOT FILMS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155217 ANUCHIS LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07151677 ZONLAB LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150432 LEPTOSENSE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010