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
    09197387 ROCKSTRONG LTD. 01 Sep 2014
    09198740 MR STINK LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201165 PURPLE FUJI LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09201589 THE HELLENIC TRADING COMPANY LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09203969 SINLESS FOODS LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09212162 DIRECT THAMES DRAINS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09215998 AGB FINANCE LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09218124 THE BUSINESS TALENT COMPANY LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09221241 BACKTRACKER LTD. 16 Sep 2014
    09223302 PANDAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09225380 PANJAB FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CIC 18 Sep 2014
    09231430 CITATION EVENTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232526 COTRADING PROPERTY LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09240528 MURRAY & CURRIE LONDON LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09242009 VOLVI SEARCH LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09201242 F L C C SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09202101 WORLDTEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09214616 BOZLOC LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09217058 EJ CONSULTANCY & INVESTMENT UK LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09218198 FRANCKLY MY DEAR LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09220407 SALUD HEALTH LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09225412 BREZ CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09234221 THE COACH HOUSE (RICHMOND) FREEHOLD LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235692 DIET DETECTIVE LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09240830 KOBKUN SPA (KINGSTON) LTD 30 Sep 2014