Richmond, Greater London
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Richmond UK 2012 114 118,868 2011 129 114,512 % change -11.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (129) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 41 34 39 New companies in 2011 49 43 37 % change -16.3% -20.9% 5.4% Record Year 2011 (49) 2006 (45) 2010 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Richmond UK 2012 83 74,772 2011 72 72,230 % change 15.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 30 36 17 Closed companies in 2011 18 23 31 % change 66.7% 56.5% -45% Record Year 2007 (32) 2008 (53) 2009 (46)
Net Company Growth
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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) Richmond UK 2012 31 44,096 2011 57 42,282 Record Year 2006 (58) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 11 -2 22 Net growth in 2011 31 20 6 Record Year 2011 (31) 1996 (22) 2005 (24)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -24.9% -20.3% 4.2% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1966 (0.5%) 1963 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.71% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.75% RICHMOND 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ASSOCIATES 0.84% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.84% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.84% DESIGN 1.87% CAPITAL 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.83% FILMS 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% NEW 0.60% BUSINESS 1.72% LONDON 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SMILE 0.48% MEDIA 1.67% ROAD 0.48% LONDON 1.67% GR 0.48% J 1.55% BLUE 0.48% GLOBAL 1.53% PERFECT 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.46% WARNEFORD 0.48% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUSINESS 0.48% CARE 1.32% HAIR 0.48% M 1.27% HEALTH 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% ENGINEERING 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.20% LM 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.20% STUDIO 0.36% S 1.17% TECH 0.36% SECURITY 1.16%
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 380 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 36 35,545 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 8,437 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,774 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 4,997 9999 - Dormant Company 13 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 99999 - Dormant Company 12 25,035 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 4,119 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 7 789 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,891 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 6 3,089 73110 - Advertising agencies 6 1,985
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08126092 ITALIAN CUPCAKES BAKERY LTD 02 Jul 2012 08131207 CELEMIN STUDIO LTD 05 Jul 2012 08134212 NEW AFRICA BRANDS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08135441 UX R&D LTD 09 Jul 2012 08136261 SQUARE MILE TAX MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08137949 SHCL HOLDCO 1 LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08137968 SECUREVIRTUAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08138109 THE SOFTWARE CONNECTION LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08143824 BELABM UK LTD 16 Jul 2012 08144639 TANDEM TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 16 Jul 2012 08151535 FINZO LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152166 MUSIC LICENSING (GCC) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08153754 CUBIC ALPHA LTD 23 Jul 2012 08155828 MASSA LUBRENSE LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08156345 SUPER ICON LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08127124 ARRAY ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08130639 ALTERNATIVE THINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08131249 SLEAZE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08139220 ASENTA CAPITAL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08147518 BUDGET DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08147696 INTER ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Jul 2012 08147800 FREDRIK SUPPLIES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08151650 OVERWATERS DEVON LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152396 RYLAN CONSULTING LTD. 23 Jul 2012 OC377256 WIMSHURST LLP 26 Jul 2012
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