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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
    07724246 GEMMA GREAVES LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07727507 AIRPORT CITIES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07730424 JD HOLIDAY LETTINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07743288 ALFA XP EUROPE LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07745135 COMPAREBABYSTUFF.CO.UK LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07745170 FOR SANITY'S SAKE LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07748967 THE INAMA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751350 KRYSRON LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07753161 MATTHEW WILLIAMS' IT CONSULTANCY AND SERVICES LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07757950 YOUR TRAVEL BUDDY LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07741896 MUMMY'S YUMMY CATERERS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07725198 VITAL PURCHASING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728035 N U CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07741604 LONDON COMMUNITY ENERGY LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07745664 THE WGA PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07748099 VERNON DAVIES PLASTERING LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748766 GERMAN PART WORN TYRES LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748976 DESIGN CONCEPT AND INNOVATION LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750490 MEDIA MARMOT LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07750676 HA APPOINTMENTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07751322 WHITTON LIONS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07752889 ALPHABIC LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07755015 DH DECISIONS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07731191 CHAMBERS ADVERTISING LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07754572 RJ CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011