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
    08878743 PARK HOUSE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880987 LES FUGITIVES LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08882289 THE KEW KITCHEN SHOP LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882296 ROCKHOPPER REAL ESTATE LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08887714 FADS AND NADS LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08892995 LIQUORICE LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893482 VANITY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895881 PINEAPPLE PRODUCTIONS LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08900585 PJG BUSINESS ADVISORY LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08900888 TIPOULE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08905623 KUUZU LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08906960 CARBON TRACKER INITIATIVE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907087 AAI (2010) LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907150 SCOTWOOD LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907259 DIGITAL PROXIMTY LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08908294 LIFE SCIENCES SHARING IDEAS (LSSI) LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08908847 JAGO GEORGE LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08909303 D & D PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08912966 QV INVEST LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915657 CONSTRUCTION STANDARD LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916038 WEYHILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08892560 CURO HOTELS (DUNDEE) LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08906611 SIKA CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907865 CURVE VENTURES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08908870 PHOENIX AERIAL MEDIA LIMITED 24 Feb 2014