Richmond, Greater London

Q1 2014 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 (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)RichmondUK
    2014145150,722
    2013153134,802
    % change-5.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (153) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014394462
    New companies in 2013615240
    % change-36.1%-15.4%55.0%
    Record Year2013 (61)2012 (52)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RichmondUK
    20147882,370
    201310077,914
    % change-22.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014172932
    Closed companies in 2013392833
    % change-56.4%3.6%-3%
    Record Year2013 (39)2011 (35)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RichmondUK
    20146768,352
    20135356,888
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014221530
    Net growth in 201322247
    Record Year1995 (32)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-40.2%-21.9%29.3%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.65%CONSULTING5.22%
    MEDIA1.76%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    RICHMOND1.53%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT0.94%PROPERTY2.64%
    LONDON0.94%TRADING2.05%
    KEW0.94%LONDON1.88%
    PRODUCTIONS0.94%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CAPITAL0.94%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    DIGITAL0.82%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    VENTURES0.71%BUSINESS1.71%
    DESIGN0.71%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CREATIVE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    R0.47%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%J1.48%
    ROAD0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HOUSE0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    ENERGY0.47%IT1.33%
    BUSINESS0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    IN0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.47%M1.21%
    GLOBAL0.47%CAPITAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.35%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied260280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9337,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5027,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4856,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3647,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2426,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,509
    86900 - Other human health activities1510,273
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,135
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies113,840
    98000 - Residents property management104,832
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate109,284
    74100 - specialised design activities104,475
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,358
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified95,537
    58190 - Other publishing activities92,560
    56302 - Public houses and bars95,732

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918057 NEW LIFE CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920253 DEVON GRIFFITH LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920589 BEMLAK CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922951 C.SADLER LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08923237 REDBUD CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926047 VIDEO OCTOPUS LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08929706 HOMEESPANA UK LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930279 KEW GREEN (NORWICH PROPERTY) LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930471 ENERGY2000PLUS2014 LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931123 KEEX LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931770 THC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932839 GARCIA & LEWIS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935580 MILYANA LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08938607 ADEME LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08949598 AURA EDUCATION LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08951168 CURTIS MEDIA LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08954267 DWSA LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08966021 DIGITAL FORESIGHT LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08966668 KEW GREEN (BROMSGROVE) LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08966783 GENNICK LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08936750 DC CONTRACTING LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08937154 JLB PRODUCTIONS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941243 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942568 THE UPSIDE DOWN RAINBOW LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08957297 BLUE MOON ENERGY VENTURES LTD 25 Mar 2014