Richmond, Greater London

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous September.

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 2010)

    A total of 121 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RichmondUK
    2010121101,492
    200912694,671
    % change-4.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010383647
    New companies in 2009414441
    % change-7.3%-18.2%14.6%
    Record Year2006 (47)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RichmondUK
    201010087,705
    2009112159,401
    % change-10.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010273835
    Closed companies in 2009293746
    % change-6.9%2.7%-24%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 21 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RichmondUK
    20102113,787
    200914-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201011-212
    Net growth in 2009127-5
    Record Year2008 (30)1996 (22)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Richmond
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.8%-25.8%9.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.33%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTING4.99%
    RICHMOND1.10%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    MEDIA0.86%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.86%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    NSAVE0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    KEW0.61%MEDIA1.75%
    PARTNERS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GREEN0.61%LONDON1.59%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%CARE1.44%
    IN0.49%J1.44%
    PRODUCTIONS0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    INVESTMENT0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENERGY0.49%IT1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    SQUARED0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    EUROPE0.49%M1.28%
    HOTELS0.37%SYSTEMS1.26%
    MY0.37%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied212202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5969,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4214,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3113,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply248,183
    9999 - Dormant Company2021,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities178,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    7499 - Non-trading company1113,408
    74990 - Non-trading company97,649
    9231 - Artistic & literary creation91,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    99999 - Dormant Company914,072
    98000 - Residents property management83,273
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,631
    8514 - Other human health activities62,650
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,447

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07390743 KHAMAR FOODS (UK) LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390720 FREELANCER MORTGAGES LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07388677 EILISE CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07384552 SKILLNET SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382331 THE SUNDAE CLUB LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381995 FLAME INTRODUCTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07381485 SCOTT LISTER UK LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07381174 MADSON MENSWEAR LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380208 BRADLEYSMITH HAIR STUDIO LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379442 CUTTINGMATDESIGN LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379066 ADAMS TAX AND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07373619 FINSYS EUROPE LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370591 PRO-INVESTBUD LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07369969 OMMVEN LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07364619 ND PATEL LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364021 SEYMOUR GREENE LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07390335 EVENTIX UK LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07384767 SKWIIX LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07378794 BEING IN RHYTHM LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07377151 PRODIGI MEDIA LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07371847 THUSITHA IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07369226 AGRICOLA MOLDOVA LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365056 ZEKH PARKHOUSE LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07362410 LJ.MAY LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07380720 AHAU-KIN LTD 20 Sep 2010