Richmond, Greater London

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RichmondUK
    2013134132,684
    2012114118,868
    % change17.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (134) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013503945
    New companies in 2012413439
    % change22.0%14.7%15.4%
    Record Year2013 (50)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RichmondUK
    20139986,170
    20128475,908
    % change17.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013303237
    Closed companies in 2012303618
    % change0.0%-11.1%106%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 35 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RichmondUK
    20133546,514
    20123042,960
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20132078
    Net growth in 201211-221
    Record Year2011 (31)1995 (24)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Richmond
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.2%5.2%1.2%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 2012 when 32.8% of all directors were female.

    21.5% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.51%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.81%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    KEW1.13%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    LONDON1.13%PROPERTY2.53%
    RICHMOND1.13%TRADING2.08%
    MEDIA1.13%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES1.02%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%DESIGN1.78%
    DESIGN0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CAPITAL0.57%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    INVESTMENT0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    RECRUITMENT0.57%J1.54%
    CREATIVE0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    CO0.45%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.45%PROPERTIES1.45%
    VENTURES0.45%IT1.39%
    EUROPE0.45%M1.25%
    PERFECT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CORPORATION0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    GLOBAL0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENABLE0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    MY0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied243260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4626,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4154,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2725,547
    99999 - Dormant Company2746,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2217,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,516
    86900 - Other human health activities199,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,104
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,228
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,160
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,979
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate108,312
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified105,322
    41100 - Development of building projects109,271
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,531
    56302 - Public houses and bars95,437
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies93,601
    90030 - Artistic creation94,090

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08633544 GEDIA EUROPE LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    OC386947 D TACHED MANCHESTER LLP 01 Aug 2013
    08637914 UKBEST LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638881 DAIN-ABBOTT CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641138 THE LUDGATE PRESS LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08655448 POTENTIAL COACHING LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08657823 PONTOON UK LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658653 IFG CORPORATION LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08661263 ACHATSELITE LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08661942 HAPPINESS CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTRE LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663144 SATINLEAF LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08664339 CHAMPEL & RICHMOND LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08665228 EMIR CAPITAL LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08668865 RENSHAWESOME UNLIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08668942 SOFTSCAPE LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08669989 HBK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670562 REDMAYNE DRAUGHTING LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08639225 LADY TRINKET LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640711 OWRG LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642878 THE SENSIBLE SOFTWARE COMPANY LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08646332 UNBLEMISHED LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646755 VIRTUAL ANGELS LTD. 12 Aug 2013
    08655600 DREAM WARDROBE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08664275 AGILISENSE LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669400 PLANKTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013