
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
New Company Registrations
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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) Twickenham UK 2012 147 131,491 2011 134 116,391 % change 9.7% 13.0% Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 40 52 55 New companies in 2011 37 50 47 % change 8.1% 4.0% 17.0% Record Year 2012 (40) 2005 (118) 2007 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Twickenham UK 2012 66 67,576 2011 86 90,987 % change -23.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 27 23 16 Closed companies in 2011 35 20 31 % change -22.9% 15.0% -48% Record Year 2008 (39) 2008 (47) 2009 (71)
Net Company Growth
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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) Twickenham UK 2012 81 63,915 2011 48 25,404 Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 13 29 39 Net growth in 2011 2 30 16 Record Year 2007 (24) 2005 (108) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.3% -11.0% 9.4% Record Year 1967 (0.5%) 1989 (0.6%) 1962 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.38% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PRODUCTIONS 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MEDIA 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 0.98% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CENTRE 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% LONDON 0.76% BUSINESS 1.73% SECURITY 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% INVESTMENTS 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% RICHMOND 0.55% LONDON 1.66% IN 0.55% J 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PARTNERSHIP 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 0.44% IT 1.40% M 0.44% CARE 1.34% PROPERTY 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PARTNERS 0.44% M 1.27% AXESS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% TECHNOLOGIES 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% TRUST 0.44% S 1.20% SPORTS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 216 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 49 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 14,303 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 35,233 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,818 9999 - Dormant Company 16 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 13,637 59111 - Motion picture production activities 13 1,550 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 99999 - Dormant Company 9 25,084 7499 - Non-trading company 9 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,066 73110 - Advertising agencies 7 2,000 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 4,132 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 7,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07970914 LAMPSHADE PRODUCTIONS LTD 01 Mar 2012 07971957 QUANTUM REFERENCING LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07972603 PILGRIMS FIRE & SECURITY LTD 01 Mar 2012 07976128 JADACIA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07976916 KHEYBOURNE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07981619 THE CODE GYM LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07981630 ORFORD CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07988421 RIVERMEADE LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07988423 RIVERMEADE DESIGN LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07995826 HYDRA INTERACTIVE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07998558 TED YOUNG MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 07999529 TVH FIZZY HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08004841 YOUR THINKTANK LTD. 23 Mar 2012 08012053 PARLAND TECHNOLOGIES LTD 29 Mar 2012 OC373619 FIZZY ENTERPRISES LLP 22 Mar 2012 OC373689 FIZZY EPSOM LLP 23 Mar 2012 07972032 CJH MECHANICAL DESIGN LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07975290 AT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07977705 RUTHIT LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07980384 STERLING ACCOUNTS AND TAXATION OFFICE LTD 07 Mar 2012 07986158 GTW CARPENTRY LTD 12 Mar 2012 07989467 MEDUSA ONE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07998498 POB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 07998644 KOIMARK SYSTEMS LTD 20 Mar 2012 08003034 ARLINGATE CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Mar 2012
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