Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 122 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TwickenhamUK
    2010122105,137
    200910491,034
    % change17.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010344246
    New companies in 2009333140
    % change3.0%35.5%15.0%
    Record Year2007 (40)2005 (118)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TwickenhamUK
    20106782,677
    2009109108,060
    % change-38.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010121738
    Closed companies in 2009132571
    % change-7.7%-32.0%-46%
    Record Year2008 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TwickenhamUK
    20105522,460
    2009-5-17,026
    Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201022258
    Net growth in 2009206-31
    Record Year2007 (24)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Twickenham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.3%16.1%-4.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1989 (0.6%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Twickenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.78%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ASSOCIATES1.39%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MEDIA1.25%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING1.93%
    LONDON0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    BUILDING0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    DEVELOPMENT0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    ROAD0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    GLOBAL0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TWICKENHAM0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    RICHMOND0.56%J1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%LONDON1.45%
    MARKETING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    SPACE0.56%GROUP1.37%
    LIVING0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    ENGINEERING0.56%CARE1.33%
    HILL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INTERIORS0.56%M1.28%
    TRADING0.56%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PROPERTY0.56%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied206228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6274,904
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities299,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2817,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2314,007
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply209,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities2010,331
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,340
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,077
    9999 - Dormant Company919,948
    9800 - Residents Property Management82,185
    62012 - Business and domestic software development62,646
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate64,131

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210273 ONE SMART STEP LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07209723 GRAVITAS EVENTS LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07208533 TIME UNIVERSAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07208055 MARBLE HILL PORTFOLIOS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07204577 ABC PICTURES LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203894 FIFTH FRAME LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202386 STONE ROWE BREWER (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07192584 AIR SEA HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191397 HOLLY TREE CONSULTING LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07185499 NEIL WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183735 CKB CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07181259 CLAROBLUE DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07178061 RIXTONS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07203306 MD PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07202501 YELLOW BRICK ROAD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200575 TIRANA TRANSPORT LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07197958 MOCHA CREATIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07193817 EACG HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191483 THE BATHROOM STORE LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07189789 HOWQUICK LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07189510 ASIANA INTL LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07187246 POSH WASH LONDON LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07182531 POPES CELLAR LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07177933 GREENLEAF GLOBAL PLC 04 Mar 2010
    07174306 ADAM MITCHELL LIMITED 02 Mar 2010