Richmond, Greater London
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 145 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Richmond UK 2014 145 150,722 2013 153 134,802 % change -5.2% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (153) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 39 44 62 New companies in 2013 61 52 40 % change -36.1% -15.4% 55.0% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (52) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Richmond UK 2014 78 82,370 2013 100 77,914 % change -22.0% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 17 29 32 Closed companies in 2013 39 28 33 % change -56.4% 3.6% -3% Record Year 2013 (39) 2011 (35) 2009 (74)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Richmond UK 2014 67 68,352 2013 53 56,888 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 22 15 30 Net growth in 2013 22 24 7 Record Year 1995 (32) 2004 (29) 2007 (50)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Richmond 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -40.2% -21.9% 29.3% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1995 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 2013 when 50.4% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.65% CONSULTING 5.22% MEDIA 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.67% RICHMOND 1.53% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 0.94% PROPERTY 2.64% LONDON 0.94% TRADING 2.05% KEW 0.94% LONDON 1.88% PRODUCTIONS 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.86% CAPITAL 0.94% CARE 1.79% PROPERTY 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DIGITAL 0.82% DESIGN 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.73% VENTURES 0.71% BUSINESS 1.71% DESIGN 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.60% CREATIVE 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.60% R 0.47% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSULTANTS 0.47% J 1.48% ROAD 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HOUSE 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% ENERGY 0.47% IT 1.33% BUSINESS 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONSULTANCY 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% IN 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.47% M 1.21% GLOBAL 0.47% CAPITAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 260 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 93 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 36 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,509 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,855 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 11 3,840 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,832 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 9,284 74100 - specialised design activities 10 4,475 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 9,358 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 5,537 58190 - Other publishing activities 9 2,560 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 5,732
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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