Richmond, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Richmond when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 2013 when 50.4% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Richmond when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 153 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 21.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RichmondUK
    2013153134,802
    2012126131,491
    % change21.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (153) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013615240
    New companies in 2012295245
    % change110.3%0.0%-11.1%
    Record Year2013 (61)2012 (52)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RichmondUK
    201310077,914
    20127767,576
    % change29.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013392833
    Closed companies in 2012303215
    % change30.0%-12.5%120%
    Record Year2013 (39)2011 (35)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 53 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RichmondUK
    20135356,888
    20124963,915
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201322247
    Net growth in 2012-12030
    Record Year1995 (32)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Richmond
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change88.6%-0.8%-8.1%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 2013 when 50.4% of all directors were female.

    50.4% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.35%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.54%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ASSOCIATES1.39%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%PROPERTY2.44%
    LONDON1.04%TRADING2.06%
    RICHMOND0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    CAPITAL0.69%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MEDIA0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    KEW0.58%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DESIGN0.58%LONDON1.72%
    WARNEFORD0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GR0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%MEDIA1.63%
    HEALTH0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    SCOBIE0.46%J1.56%
    ENABLE0.46%CARE1.46%
    BLUE0.46%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PROPERTY0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SPORTS0.46%M1.25%
    CORPORATION0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DESIGNS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    RISK0.35%TRAINING1.17%
    GROUP0.35%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied251249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7932,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4724,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    99999 - Dormant Company2443,384
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,591
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,129
    62012 - Business and domestic software development168,099
    86900 - Other human health activities158,465
    41100 - Development of building projects118,637
    73110 - Advertising agencies103,408
    56302 - Public houses and bars94,952
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate97,507
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified94,719
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified94,819
    90030 - Artistic creation93,719
    7414 - Business & management consultancy91,508

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384911 ART WARS LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08386032 QUALITY INFECTION CONTROL LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08390016 METBASE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390142 BELLTOWN POWER LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391156 CLUBPOD LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391967 CHRISTIAN-HARE CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08396286 ACORN-ED LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396302 J&D LONDON LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08399058 ORSON AND WELLES LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08401493 SILVERTOP MELVILLE LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401919 RR CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08408465 ROSUX MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410103 COMPLETELY CRUSH LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08414426 MICRO TECHNOLOGY ICT SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08415729 VERTITECHNICA LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08420857 LUTTO MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08420883 BIPEX CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08387353 CAPSICUM RESOURCES LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08398743 ESCRIBE (UK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08403677 THE WHOLE FOOD COMPANY LTD. 14 Feb 2013
    08404851 TRANSPARENT HOTELS LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08411507 IECB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08421121 LUCI LANTERN (UK) LTD 26 Feb 2013
    OC382900 HYPERION BIOENERGY INVESTMENTS (NO.2) LLP 27 Feb 2013
    08423531 WHITE CROSS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013