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Richmond, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RichmondUK
    2011115116,391
    2010113105,137
    % change1.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011413044
    New companies in 2010372947
    % change10.8%3.4%-6.4%
    Record Year2011 (41)2007 (47)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RichmondUK
    201111690,986
    20109482,677
    % change23.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011373544
    Closed companies in 2010272245
    % change37.0%59.1%-2%
    Record Year2011 (37)2011 (35)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -1 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RichmondUK
    2011-125,405
    20101922,460
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20114-50
    Net growth in 20101072
    Record Year1999 (17)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Richmond
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.4%-9.0%-10.7%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1970 (0.4%)1988 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    27.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.32%CONSULTING5.04%
    PARTNERS1.23%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    RICHMOND1.11%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    NSAVE0.98%TRADING2.10%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.86%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRADING0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    LONDON0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    KEW0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    BUSINESS0.61%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HOLDINGS0.61%LONDON1.60%
    I0.61%CARE1.45%
    GLOBAL0.61%J1.45%
    MARKETING0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    GREEN0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    FINANCIAL0.49%IT1.41%
    INGRESSO0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CREATIVE0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTY0.49%M1.30%
    GROUP0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDICAL0.37%S1.24%
    M0.37%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BIKELAB0.37%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied225202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5460,968
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4712,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3916,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3330,253
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply277,000
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,246
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,789
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,085
    41100 - Development of building projects73,921
    9231 - Artistic & literary creation71,001
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities61,228
    98000 - Residents property management63,154
    8514 - Other human health activities62,423

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510326 KEW GREEN TRADING LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07507786 SIROCCO CONSULT LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07507000 PENRISK LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506214 STAMPTASTIC LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505808 CARRIE'S CLOSET LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07498181 EK TECH INVESTMENT LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497872 EGERTON COURT FREEHOLD LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497532 GMT GEOSCIENCES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497037 I A CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494563 ITH CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07490952 FTRH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490860 NSAVE PH4 LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489675 LONDON THERAPY LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07487894 SOLENT RETAIL LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487677 NSAVE PH1 LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07485818 PIONEER BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07485523 BURNS & BONA LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07485025 GOODWOOD CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07484892 SPECIALS DIRECT LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07501418 NO I CO CONCERTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499941 GREY COURT EDUCATION FUND 20 Jan 2011
    07499059 PETIT POIS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498780 GARETH JAMES HOWELLS LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07495992 HI-CUBE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07485943 VENN SOCIAL LIMITED 07 Jan 2011