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
    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