Richmond, Greater London
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 126 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Richmond UK 2012 126 131,491 2011 115 116,391 % change 9.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 29 52 45 New companies in 2011 41 30 44 % change -29.3% 73.3% 2.3% Record Year 2011 (41) 2012 (52) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Richmond UK 2012 77 67,576 2011 116 90,987 % change -33.6% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 30 32 15 Closed companies in 2011 37 35 44 % change -18.9% -8.6% -66% Record Year 2011 (37) 2011 (35) 2009 (74)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 49 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Richmond UK 2012 49 63,915 2011 -1 25,404 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -1 20 30 Net growth in 2011 4 -5 0 Record Year 2004 (17) 2004 (29) 2007 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Richmond 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -39.4% 48.4% -4.3% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1970 (0.4%) 1988 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.19% CONSULTING 5.07% RICHMOND 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRADING 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 0.91% PROPERTY 2.37% CAPITAL 0.91% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% FILMS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% TECHNOLOGY 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.68% BUSINESS 1.73% PERFECT 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% ROAD 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SMILE 0.57% LONDON 1.66% LONDON 0.57% J 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% DEVELOPMENT 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% DESIGN 0.57% IT 1.40% ENERGY 0.57% CARE 1.34% IT 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% HEALTHCARE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GREEN 0.46% M 1.27% SECURITY 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANCY 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% HOUSE 0.46% S 1.20% FUTURE 0.34% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 255 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 49 52,735 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 12,113 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 14,303 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 21 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 11 25,084 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 11 9,102 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,892 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 4,132 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 8 817
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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