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
    07331953 ABBEY STREET PARTNERS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07331745 IKEW AT BURLINGTON UK LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07329097 ALSAADA SUPERMAKET LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328130 DALILALARAB1 LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07326293 CALTHORPE CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325603 FLOWERS ON THE GREEN LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07320769 TENNSBOURG LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07320604 RADFORD PARTNERS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319450 M D HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07317480 ADDLESTONE ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316731 P CHUNG ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314250 KENSINGTON & CHELSEA DEVELOPERS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312728 VERNAZZA LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312568 STARAK LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312180 JOHN MERRICK CONTRACTS LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07307432 WJR DIGITAL LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302601 CYNOSURE CONSULTING UK LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07302547 NSAVE CALL WORKERS LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07302438 NSAVE SECURITY LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07301148 RC PERRET LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07327534 F-EX PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07321509 RICHMOND MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07309429 HAWK SPORT LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07303279 HEAVENLY WEALTH MINISTRIES LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07302989 SMARTY KIDS LTD 02 Jul 2010