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Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TwickenhamUK
    2011134116,391
    2010122105,137
    % change9.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011375047
    New companies in 2010344246
    % change8.8%19.0%2.2%
    Record Year2007 (40)2005 (118)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TwickenhamUK
    20118690,986
    20106782,677
    % change28.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011352031
    Closed companies in 2010121738
    % change191.7%17.6%-18%
    Record Year2008 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 48 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TwickenhamUK
    20114825,405
    20105522,460
    Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201123016
    Net growth in 201022258
    Record Year2007 (24)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Twickenham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.2%4.7%-2.5%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1989 (0.6%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.3% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.02%CONSULTING5.04%
    LONDON1.64%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.64%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.76%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    GLOBAL0.76%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    G0.50%MEDIA1.69%
    BUILDING0.50%ENGINEERING1.61%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.50%CARE1.45%
    HOUSE0.50%J1.45%
    HILL0.38%GLOBAL1.44%
    GREEN0.38%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SCHOOL0.38%IT1.41%
    CLEANING0.38%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOUTH0.38%BUILDING1.34%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.38%M1.30%
    BEAUTY0.38%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PARTNERS0.38%S1.24%
    MOTION0.38%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    T0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied207202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5460,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3616,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2230,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply167,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,789
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    99999 - Dormant Company918,336
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities73,436
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,503
    59111 - Motion picture production activities71,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07506713 CONTINUITY FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07500293 NEW PAPAS CHICKEN & PIZZA LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499852 NORRIS EDITING LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07496787 UBI LOGISTICS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494502 TEENAGE LIFE COACHING (TLC) LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492429 EXETER ESTATES GREEN ENERGY LTD. 13 Jan 2011
    07492428 OFFICE365 LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490418 WALKPOLAND LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488997 LITTLE BUGS MONTESSORI NURSERY LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07481198 JENNIFER SINGER EDUCATION DESIGN LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07506584 36 THIRD CROSS ROAD LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505382 AXESSUK.COM LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07503005 GAS SAFE LONDON LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07499603 CJG MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07497085 SGP PROCUREMENT LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07496505 TURF AND TOPSOIL 123 LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07496369 MAX FAST FOOD LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495386 BUSINESS DATA PROTECTION LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07495050 MDISTRIBUTION LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493284 B T CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491054 CONTROLLER ASSIST LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07487019 GFDF LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486923 WORKING VISIONS (UK) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483050 DILIGENT GAMING LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481770 URBAN MUM LIMITED 04 Jan 2011