Twickenham, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 117 companies were registered in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TwickenhamUK
    2010117101,492
    200911594,671
    % change1.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2005 (201) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010334242
    New companies in 2009384136
    % change-13.2%2.4%16.7%
    Record Year2005 (60)2005 (96)2005 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TwickenhamUK
    201010087,705
    200993159,401
    % change7.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010273637
    Closed companies in 2009301548
    % change-10.0%140.0%-23%
    Record Year2002 (43)2007 (103)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 17 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TwickenhamUK
    20101713,787
    200922-64,730
    Record Year 2005 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010665
    Net growth in 2009826-12
    Record Year2005 (45)2005 (50)2005 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Twickenham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.3%-7.0%11.9%
    Record Year1977 (0.3%)2005 (0.3%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Twickenham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.66%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.63%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%PROPERTY2.38%
    MEDIA0.95%TRADING2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    LONDON0.81%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRADING0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    GLOBAL0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.68%LONDON1.59%
    SCHOOL0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRADE0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%CARE1.44%
    MARKETING0.54%J1.44%
    BLUE0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOUSE0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    RADNOR0.41%IT1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.41%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ONE0.41%BUILDING1.32%
    RICHMOND0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    WHITTON0.41%M1.28%
    LIVING0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    IT0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6369,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2513,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities258,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1725,053
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    9305 - Other service activities129,454
    9999 - Dormant Company1221,484
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    99999 - Dormant Company1014,072
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified106,460
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities92,861
    62012 - Business and domestic software development82,548
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,908
    98000 - Residents property management63,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391997 NUMBER SEVEN LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391709 17 THE BARONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391512 ODYSSEY FOR CHANGE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390405 PROJECT LE MONDE 28 Sep 2010
    07381146 MABEL & JACKS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380155 WRITEREAD INK LTD. 17 Sep 2010
    07377509 CRUPE FRAMING (UK) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07377145 JUSTIN HOMES LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376029 SUBLIME PSYCHIATRY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375268 JANNIK CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375153 ROBBIECLAIRE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07370117 REGULATORY SENSE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368478 THE PEOPLE'S EAR LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365638 PARCELFROG.COM LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07365226 3TEN CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07363933 SINGING HANDS MERCHANDISE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07393467 NAKATA IVANOV LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388700 VINDOLA LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07385516 QUALITY WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384774 GLAMOUREYEZ AND SHINE LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07379628 HAYES MEDIA LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07377367 HELEN SIMMONDS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376504 KC & DJ LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07365530 FUNG'S KITCHEN LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07362133 ME & YOU PIZZA LTD 01 Sep 2010