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
    08829836 IIS INSPECTION COMPANY LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08832363 OGICS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833070 RICHMOND ADVISORS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833643 APANTHEON LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835704 HB KEBABS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837308 FSR PRODUCTIONS LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08838494 HT SOLUTIONS (GLOBAL) LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08841867 HOME GLOBE LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843666 W PARTNERS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08853502 TIMESTREAM LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08854527 APPFLARE LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855605 HOLA LONDON ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08860218 PERFECT SMILE NEWCASTLE LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08860311 EDEN IT LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08863608 HOLISTIC DOCTOR CARE LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    OC390647 HAVERHILL AFRIQUE CONSULTING LLP 28 Jan 2014
    08866448 KEWDATA LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08829190 MARAVEL LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08830386 WORLDY MEDIA LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08832482 RICHMOND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833828 MEDIA INVEST LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08834887 HEADY MIX PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08851811 MIAO007SHOP LTD. 20 Jan 2014
    08853150 MADSEN REID ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08860859 COMMENCEMENT CAPITAL LIMITED 24 Jan 2014