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
    07331248 PERFORMANCE ACADEMY LONDON LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330074 CCR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328800 GLOBAL STEEL PROFILES LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07328326 HIT-BUDDY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07320074 PRACTICE TRANSFORMATIONS LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07317426 BRAND SALIENCE LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07314513 BAMBU 283 WALDEGRAVE ROAD LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07314259 IDEATUM LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312475 INVESTICARE 24 LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07311215 KENSOL LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07307552 J TYACK CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306329 CBT TRADING LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07300890 VIPER GRIPS LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07331228 SCOPE CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07327274 FRESHWATER BAY CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325030 ERP ACADEMY LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07324224 PRIMAL CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07324191 CLUB FIFTY ONE FITNESS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07318664 ALPHA BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318299 WHITTON CAR AUDIO LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07315900 CONTINENTAL INDIA EXPRESS LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07313810 VERBAL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07307834 ZENPROPERTY LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305160 LFPM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305057 ZAHARA LONDON LIMITED 06 Jul 2010