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Twickenham, Greater London

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TwickenhamUK
    2011147114,512
    2010117101,492
    % change25.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2005 (201) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011474258
    New companies in 2010334242
    % change42.4%0.0%38.1%
    Record Year2005 (60)2005 (96)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TwickenhamUK
    20117072,230
    201010087,705
    % change-30.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011193318
    Closed companies in 2010273637
    % change-29.6%-8.3%-51%
    Record Year2002 (43)2007 (103)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 77 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TwickenhamUK
    20117742,282
    20101713,787
    Record Year 2005 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201128940
    Net growth in 2010665
    Record Year2005 (45)2005 (50)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Twickenham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change30.4%-15.9%24.7%
    Record Year1977 (0.3%)2005 (0.3%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    31.2% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.82%CONSULTING5.11%
    LONDON1.58%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDIA1.01%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%TRADING2.06%
    PRODUCTIONS0.90%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN0.68%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    GLOBAL0.68%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    AXESS0.56%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    FOR0.45%LONDON1.63%
    SPORTS0.45%J1.47%
    M0.45%GLOBAL1.46%
    TWICKENHAM0.45%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EDUCATION0.45%CARE1.42%
    CENTRE0.45%IT1.38%
    HEALTH0.34%BUILDING1.30%
    FILMS0.34%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROJECTS0.34%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    YOUR0.34%M1.25%
    TRUST0.34%ENERGY1.22%
    LIFE0.34%TRAINING1.21%
    NEW0.34%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied206204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5865,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4015,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3714,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2129,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,137
    9305 - Other service activities2010,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,345
    9999 - Dormant Company1922,587
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,137
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,018
    99999 - Dormant Company718,281
    59111 - Motion picture production activities71,200
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,271
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment62,009

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689436 PLANET SPORT MEDIA LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690445 SANDYCOOMBE LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690462 PUMMELLINC LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07691075 SARALOTTE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07694414 EAST BRITANIA LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07699404 TRADELINE CONSULTING EUROPE LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07702505 BEN MAKINS ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07709345 RUFUS COVE LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07710937 BILBY CONSULTING LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07712406 HEATHER PARKER PROJECTS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07713543 DECOR8LONDON LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714882 LOFT BUILD LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716607 DIN'S GRILL LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07720703 YOUR HOME BUILDERS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721107 WHEELER PHOTO LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722489 CMA SEARCH LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07689758 DAHLAWI LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07695533 TOM WHITE (MEDIA) LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07698346 CLUBHOUSE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07702402 CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07702571 CHANEV LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07704799 JOY CAFE LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07709969 HAMPTON HILL LEARNING CENTRE LTD. 19 Jul 2011
    07717852 GHALIB ULLAH LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719807 PRIME FINANCIAL SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011