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
New Company Registrations
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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) Richmond UK 2011 115 116,391 2010 113 105,137 % change 1.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 41 30 44 New companies in 2010 37 29 47 % change 10.8% 3.4% -6.4% Record Year 2011 (41) 2007 (47) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Richmond UK 2011 116 90,986 2010 94 82,677 % change 23.4% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 37 35 44 Closed companies in 2010 27 22 45 % change 37.0% 59.1% -2% Record Year 2011 (37) 2011 (35) 2009 (74)
Net Company Growth
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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) Richmond UK 2011 -1 25,405 2010 19 22,460 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 4 -5 0 Net growth in 2010 10 7 2 Record Year 1999 (17) 2004 (29) 2007 (50)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -4.4% -9.0% -10.7% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1970 (0.4%) 1988 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.32% CONSULTING 5.04% PARTNERS 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.97% RICHMOND 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% NSAVE 0.98% TRADING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 0.98% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRADING 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% LONDON 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% KEW 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.74% MEDIA 1.69% BUSINESS 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.61% HOLDINGS 0.61% LONDON 1.60% I 0.61% CARE 1.45% GLOBAL 0.61% J 1.45% MARKETING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.44% GREEN 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% FINANCIAL 0.49% IT 1.41% INGRESSO 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% CREATIVE 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTY 0.49% M 1.30% GROUP 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MEDICAL 0.37% S 1.24% M 0.37% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BIKELAB 0.37% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 225 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 54 60,968 7414 - Business & management consultancy 47 12,916 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 30,253 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 7,000 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 10,246 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,996 9999 - Dormant Company 14 19,765 74990 - Non-trading company 10 8,695 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,788 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 10,085 41100 - Development of building projects 7 3,921 9231 - Artistic & literary creation 7 1,001 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 6 1,228 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,154 8514 - Other human health activities 6 2,423
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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