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
New Company Registrations
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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) Richmond UK 2015 155 161,156 2014 145 150,722 % change 6.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 50 49 56 New companies in 2014 39 44 62 % change 28.2% 11.4% -9.7% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (52) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Richmond UK 2015 97 89,523 2014 78 82,370 % change 24.4% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 20 37 40 Closed companies in 2014 17 29 32 % change 17.6% 27.6% 25% Record Year 2013 (39) 2015 (37) 2009 (74)
Net Company Growth
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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) Richmond UK 2015 58 71,633 2014 67 68,352 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 30 12 16 Net growth in 2014 22 15 30 Record Year 1995 (32) 2004 (29) 2007 (50)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.8% 2.6% -17.7% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1995 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KEW 3.34% CONSULTING 5.23% GREEN 3.03% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 2.61% CONSULTANCY 3.62% HOTELS 2.19% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANTS 1.36% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% GRUPOTEC 1.04% CARE 2.13% SPD 1.04% ENGINEERING 2.12% ASSOCIATES 1.04% LONDON 1.91% LONDON 0.94% TRADING 1.88% HOUSE 0.94% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.94% ELECTRICAL 1.76% RICHMOND 0.84% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTH 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.63% MANAGEMENT 0.73% CO., 1.58% GLOBAL 0.73% J 1.55% INTERNATIONAL 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.54% COMMUNICATIONS 0.63% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SYSTEMS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% GROUP 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.44% LRG1) 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% C 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% TRADING 0.52% IT 1.30% STUDIO 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% DEVELOPMENT 0.42% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 246 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 102 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 34 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,862 59111 - Motion picture production activities 15 3,355 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,651 41100 - Development of building projects 13 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 13 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 11,600 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 12 4,253 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 12 6,067 74100 - specialised design activities 11 4,892 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 10,200 98000 - Residents property management 10 5,308 78200 - Temporary employment agency activities 9 2,167 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 7,450
Recent Companies
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