Richmond, Greater London

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RichmondUK
    2012114118,868
    2011129114,512
    % change-11.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012413439
    New companies in 2011494337
    % change-16.3%-20.9%5.4%
    Record Year2011 (49)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RichmondUK
    20128374,772
    20117272,230
    % change15.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012303617
    Closed companies in 2011182331
    % change66.7%56.5%-45%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 31 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RichmondUK
    20123144,096
    20115742,282
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201211-222
    Net growth in 201131206
    Record Year2011 (31)1996 (22)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Richmond
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.9%-20.3%4.2%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.71%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.67%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    RICHMOND1.20%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.84%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    CAPITAL0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%ENGINEERING1.83%
    FILMS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NEW0.60%BUSINESS1.72%
    LONDON0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SMILE0.48%MEDIA1.67%
    ROAD0.48%LONDON1.67%
    GR0.48%J1.55%
    BLUE0.48%GLOBAL1.53%
    PERFECT0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    WARNEFORD0.48%IT1.43%
    MEDIA0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.48%CARE1.32%
    HAIR0.48%M1.27%
    HEALTH0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    ENGINEERING0.36%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    LM0.36%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    STUDIO0.36%S1.17%
    TECH0.36%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied380331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5119,425
    7487 - Other business activities3635,545
    7414 - Business & management consultancy318,437
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2733,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply204,997
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    99999 - Dormant Company1225,035
    62090 - Other information technology service activities127,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation7789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,891
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets63,089
    73110 - Advertising agencies61,985

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200119 FAIRFIELD KNIGHT LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201160 PFM GENERAL BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202133 4MEDIA PUBLISHING LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08202987 GR WARNEFORD (GUILDFORD) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207136 INERTION LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08209940 KARMA ARTISTS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08214675 WASTE RECYCLING DIRECT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08214689 EDEL COTTER LTD. 14 Sep 2012
    08215488 ABSOLUTELYCONSTANT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216191 27PARTNERS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08218841 CAURICA (EUROPE) LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223925 JACK (MASTER OF ALL TRADES) LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    OC378746 THE GOSPEL SHOP LLP 24 Sep 2012
    08227888 BLOOMFIELD RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08231622 JANE BUNCH CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08231960 GR WARNEFORD (COBHAM) LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233051 HOLISTIC CDS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08212423 LOVETT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213324 BONUS TIME LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214586 LANGHOLM LODGE MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215947 JONATHAN S JONES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08217524 DELUXE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217537 PMW HR CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08231505 MURRAY HEALTH CONSULTING LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08233210 LASCARIDES LTD 28 Sep 2012