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Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TwickenhamUK
    2012147131,491
    2011134116,391
    % change9.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012405255
    New companies in 2011375047
    % change8.1%4.0%17.0%
    Record Year2012 (40)2005 (118)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TwickenhamUK
    20126667,576
    20118690,987
    % change-23.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012272316
    Closed companies in 2011352031
    % change-22.9%15.0%-48%
    Record Year2008 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TwickenhamUK
    20128163,915
    20114825,404
    Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012132939
    Net growth in 201123016
    Record Year2007 (24)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Twickenham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.3%-11.0%9.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1989 (0.6%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.38%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.75%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PRODUCTIONS1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MEDIA1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN0.98%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CENTRE0.76%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    LONDON0.76%BUSINESS1.73%
    SECURITY0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    RICHMOND0.55%LONDON1.66%
    IN0.55%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PARTNERSHIP0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    GLOBAL0.44%IT1.40%
    M0.44%CARE1.34%
    PROPERTY0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    COMMUNITY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PARTNERS0.44%M1.27%
    AXESS0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    TRUST0.44%S1.20%
    SPORTS0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied216216,665
    7487 - Other business activities4952,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2912,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2914,303
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2035,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply186,934
    9305 - Other service activities168,818
    9999 - Dormant Company1618,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,637
    59111 - Motion picture production activities131,550
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    99999 - Dormant Company925,084
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102
    86900 - Other human health activities85,066
    73110 - Advertising agencies72,000
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,132
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering75,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931449 ABSOLUTE AUTO LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07934711 RICHMOND GREEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936509 HANRAHAN CONTRACTORS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07939504 CAUNTON FARLEIGH LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07943366 RICHARD QUINN LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945250 SPRINGLAKE DESIGN LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945602 HALIBURTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947245 A J DHILLON LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07953972 SWUX LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07956753 SWEET AS A COMMERCIAL LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07960079 STAR PSYCHOLOGY LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07964389 TIBERIAN DEVELOPERS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966231 DIRECT SECURITY INTEGRATION LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07969386 HMH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969519 ANDREW JOSLIN DESIGN LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07940499 REDSTARKIM LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07942145 TIME TO CLEAN LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942957 NEW ILLUMINATION LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07946380 M&E PARTNERS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949915 NARCO&NEEP LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07951615 GLOBAL EXPLORATION AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07956610 MS ORIENTALS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07962443 EH CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07966995 CRITERION TESTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968370 JACK THOMSON LIMITED 28 Feb 2012