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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Richmond UK 2013 153 134,802 2012 126 131,491 % change 21.4% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (153) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 61 52 40 New companies in 2012 29 52 45 % change 110.3% 0.0% -11.1% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (52) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Richmond UK 2013 100 77,914 2012 77 67,576 % change 29.9% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 39 28 33 Closed companies in 2012 30 32 15 % change 30.0% -12.5% 120% Record Year 2013 (39) 2011 (35) 2009 (74)
Net Company Growth
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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) Richmond UK 2013 53 56,888 2012 49 63,915 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 22 24 7 Net growth in 2012 -1 20 30 Record Year 1995 (32) 2004 (29) 2007 (50)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 88.6% -0.8% -8.1% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1995 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.35% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.54% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ASSOCIATES 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.27% PROPERTY 2.44% LONDON 1.04% TRADING 2.06% RICHMOND 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% CAPITAL 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.78% MEDIA 0.69% BUSINESS 1.77% KEW 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DESIGN 0.58% LONDON 1.72% WARNEFORD 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GR 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% HEALTH 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% SCOBIE 0.46% J 1.56% ENABLE 0.46% CARE 1.46% BLUE 0.46% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PROPERTY 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% SPORTS 0.46% M 1.25% CORPORATION 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% RECRUITMENT 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DESIGNS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% RISK 0.35% TRAINING 1.17% GROUP 0.35% SECURITY 1.15%
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 251 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 24 43,384 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 16,448 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 6,591 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,129 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 8,099 86900 - Other human health activities 15 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 11 8,637 73110 - Advertising agencies 10 3,408 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 4,952 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 7,507 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 9 4,719 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 4,819 90030 - Artistic creation 9 3,719 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 1,508
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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