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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

  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 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)RichmondUK
    2012126131,491
    2011115116,391
    % change9.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012295245
    New companies in 2011413044
    % change-29.3%73.3%2.3%
    Record Year2011 (41)2012 (52)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RichmondUK
    20127767,576
    201111690,987
    % change-33.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012303215
    Closed companies in 2011373544
    % change-18.9%-8.6%-66%
    Record Year2011 (37)2011 (35)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RichmondUK
    20124963,915
    2011-125,404
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-12030
    Net growth in 20114-50
    Record Year2004 (17)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-39.4%48.4%-4.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1970 (0.4%)1988 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.19%CONSULTING5.07%
    RICHMOND1.37%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TRADING1.14%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%PROPERTY2.37%
    CAPITAL0.91%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    FILMS0.68%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TECHNOLOGY0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.68%BUSINESS1.73%
    PERFECT0.57%MEDIA1.72%
    ROAD0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SMILE0.57%LONDON1.66%
    LONDON0.57%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DEVELOPMENT0.57%GLOBAL1.50%
    DESIGN0.57%IT1.40%
    ENERGY0.57%CARE1.34%
    IT0.46%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GREEN0.46%M1.27%
    SECURITY0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANCY0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    HOUSE0.46%S1.20%
    FUTURE0.34%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied255216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5519,704
    7487 - Other business activities4952,735
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4212,113
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3235,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,303
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply236,934
    9999 - Dormant Company2118,617
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,084
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities118,145
    7499 - Non-trading company119,102
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,132
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,154
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation8817

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07901024 THE PAGODA PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07901156 EXRAE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07901836 PHOENIX DRIED FRUITS LTD. 09 Jan 2012
    07906622 SHOOKSVENSEN LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07907053 DIRECT DEALS (UK) LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909385 CORDEAUX CAPITAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911616 THE BRIEFING HOUSE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07911781 PH COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912559 SHAWCROSS BLIGH LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07915274 STUDENT-I LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918103 HILLCREST LONDON PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07922160 GROVE INTERIORS (LONDON) LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07926511 KEW VILLAGE MARKET COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 27 Jan 2012
    OC371603 BUGILVIE LLP 19 Jan 2012
    OC371886 DEMOSTHENES CONSULTING LLP 30 Jan 2012
    07897239 MCINTOSH STRUCTURAL DESIGN LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898223 E - COMMERCE SEATING LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07901899 GRAYBIRD LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07906125 BROWNY BLUE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07908246 KAVIR LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911367 HEARTLAND FOUNDATION LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07915761 THE HAIR AND BEAUTY LOUNGE (HAM) LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918642 SCHOOLS AQUATHLON LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07920847 ELG TRADING LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07925407 HAIR TRANSPLANT EXPRESS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012