Richmond, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 155 companies were registered in Richmond during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RichmondUK
    2015155161,156
    2014145150,722
    % change6.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015504956
    New companies in 2014394462
    % change28.2%11.4%-9.7%
    Record Year2013 (61)2012 (52)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RichmondUK
    20159789,523
    20147882,370
    % change24.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Richmond when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015203740
    Closed companies in 2014172932
    % change17.6%27.6%25%
    Record Year2013 (39)2015 (37)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RichmondUK
    20155871,633
    20146768,352
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015301216
    Net growth in 2014221530
    Record Year1995 (32)2004 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Richmond
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.8%2.6%-17.7%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 2013 when 50.4% of all directors were female.

    34.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KEW3.34%CONSULTING5.23%
    GREEN3.03%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING2.61%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    HOTELS2.19%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANTS1.36%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    GRUPOTEC1.04%CARE2.13%
    SPD1.04%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.04%LONDON1.91%
    LONDON0.94%TRADING1.88%
    HOUSE0.94%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    RICHMOND0.84%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTH0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MANAGEMENT0.73%CO.,1.58%
    GLOBAL0.73%J1.55%
    INTERNATIONAL0.73%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.63%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SYSTEMS0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    GROUP0.52%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    LRG1)0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    C0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    TRADING0.52%IT1.30%
    STUDIO0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    DEVELOPMENT0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied246288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10243,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5330,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4358,522
    99999 - Dormant Company3449,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2319,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,862
    59111 - Motion picture production activities153,355
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,651
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    86900 - Other human health activities1313,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1211,600
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies124,253
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified126,067
    74100 - specialised design activities114,892
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    98000 - Residents property management105,308
    78200 - Temporary employment agency activities92,167
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate97,450

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464558 GINGER KID FILMS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465624 VIGILANCE LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09473402 213 LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09473580 HIGH PARK TOWERS LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09475293 JIGSAW CHILDCARE RICHMOND LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09487045 172 SHEEN ROAD LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09491398 ALLAN MCFARLANE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09491467 PICNIC DIGITAL LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09494480 THE EUROPEAN RETAIL SYSTEMS COLLABORATION EXCHANGE LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09497186 377 SANDYCOMBE ROAD LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09501763 BEWILDER BOX LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09502347 MASON RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09511003 NZENIA FOUNDATION LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511055 XPERIENSYS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512585 POPCORN APPS (UK) LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09514028 ACE JC STUDIO LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09514084 SIAM PARADISE LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09514801 NEW LIFE LINE LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09515008 BUCKLEY & NICHOLLS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515552 MAGNETIC PIXELS LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09517595 AUDREY SOTO LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09476004 AMV CONSULTING LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09483558 SOPHIES BUILDERS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09496057 ALLIUM MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09499217 KFA REALISATIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015