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
    07140741 IN PLAN LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07140505 SRI UTILITY BROKERS LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07140328 REALTIME EUROPE LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07139697 FROSTY MORNINGS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137964 THE AVANT GUARDIANS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07136849 METASCOPE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136657 TOWNSEND INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136641 ALPHA INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136374 NADEEM SABIR LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134687 RJBCO LTD. 25 Jan 2010
    07133750 KEWSTONE ENGLAND LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132185 ETHICAL EPOCH LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131269 PAMELA YATES LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07124639 PARK RITE CLAMPING LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123233 YUMMY GUMMY FOODS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120673 STANORG LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07118491 DUKE STREET CHURCH (RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES) 07 Jan 2010
    07118273 CUPCAKE KIDDIES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117499 ODEN WILSON LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    OC351528 LATITUDE IDEAS LLP 15 Jan 2010
    OC351531 SANDYCOMBE BUILDING & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LLP 15 Jan 2010
    07133416 GARDEN BEET LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07129548 PARKING4 LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07124451 VT306 CONSULTING LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122733 COUCH-JOHNS & WILEY LIMITED 12 Jan 2010