Richmond, Greater London

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RichmondUK
    2014125143,414
    2013134132,684
    % change-6.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (134) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014473939
    New companies in 2013503945
    % change-6.0%0.0%-13.3%
    Record Year2013 (50)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RichmondUK
    2014106101,670
    20139986,170
    % change7.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014443131
    Closed companies in 2013303237
    % change46.7%-3.1%-16%
    Record Year2014 (44)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 19 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RichmondUK
    20141941,744
    20133546,514
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014388
    Net growth in 20132078
    Record Year2011 (31)1995 (24)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Richmond
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.6%-4.6%-20.5%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    23.6% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KEW3.61%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING3.38%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    GREEN3.38%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    HOTELS2.48%PROPERTY2.62%
    MEDIA1.24%ENGINEERING2.07%
    RICHMOND1.13%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    GLOBAL1.01%TRADING2.00%
    PRODUCTIONS0.90%LONDON1.95%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DIGITAL0.79%DESIGN1.70%
    HOUSE0.79%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CAPITAL0.79%PROPERTIES1.63%
    LONDON0.79%BUSINESS1.62%
    IT0.68%J1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    LRG1)0.56%GLOBAL1.51%
    ONE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HEALTH0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRADING0.56%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%CO.,1.36%
    PROPERTY0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    ENERGY0.56%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied244278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9740,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5029,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4457,264
    99999 - Dormant Company3348,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2628,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,675
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified135,857
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    86900 - Other human health activities1211,807
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies124,093
    74100 - specialised design activities124,681
    59111 - Motion picture production activities123,162
    98000 - Residents property management115,047
    58190 - Other publishing activities102,577
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate910,361
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions91,998
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09159336 TUNDE CONSULTING LTD. 04 Aug 2014
    09162909 SCJD LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164257 KEW GREEN (LRG PROPERTY) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09169509 MFGR LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09172360 MERCATOR TRAVEL PR LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172383 STUART BERRYMAN LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172826 ZAMPHRAY PLC 13 Aug 2014
    09172840 JV EFFECTS LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174781 HRV ENTERPRISES LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09174949 DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES EUROPE LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176723 SARAH WOOD MEDIA LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09182528 BRIAN NORONHA MEDICAL LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09184282 M AND OJ LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09190373 ENERGY2000PLUS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193418 CAT BYERS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194041 MARCHMONT & SONS CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194109 AWUNDER LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09196578 DEAL X LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09157114 HEALING HANDS CHIROPRACTIC LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09160157 C A GALLAGHER LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160904 PHYLLIS SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09169117 IT VIEW LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09177464 THE GREENFINCH GARDEN LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09192567 ARETE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09193883 ACHIEVING POTENTIAL COACHING AND CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Aug 2014