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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
    07545666 BATTERSEA PLACE RETIREMENT VILLAGE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07538324 PICTOLOGUE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07535215 OLD DEER PARK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534555 TONY KOULOUMBRIS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530819 COURTENAY MUSIC LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527045 ARLINGTON FORD LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07521838 RICHMOND MATHS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07518051 LANCULA LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517791 THE WORKING HOLIDAY CLUB LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517208 GLOW MEDIA COMMUNICATION LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515504 TEMOGO LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513513 PAUL SITH LEE CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07544601 ECO-NOMICS (UK) LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07531914 MITCAP PARTNERS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07529657 BUZZ CREATIVE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526731 90-94 RICHMOND HILL LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07524887 SUSAN TERBLANCHE LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524235 MOBILE SYSTEMS CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07523037 K H M E LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07517628 INNUMEROUS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516992 STYX CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516082 ARTEMIDOS CONSULTING LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07514745 ARTEMIDOS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512931 3S COMMERCIAL LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07511777 LONDON THAMESIDE LIMITED 01 Feb 2011