Twickenham, Greater London

Q3 2012 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TwickenhamUK
    2012114118,868
    2011147114,512
    % change-22.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2005 (201) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012294738
    New companies in 2011474258
    % change-38.3%11.9%-34.5%
    Record Year2005 (60)2005 (96)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TwickenhamUK
    20127474,772
    20117072,230
    % change5.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012282521
    Closed companies in 2011193318
    % change47.4%-24.2%17%
    Record Year2002 (43)2007 (103)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 40 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TwickenhamUK
    20124044,096
    20117742,282
    Record Year 2005 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201212217
    Net growth in 201128940
    Record Year2005 (45)2005 (50)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Twickenham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-44.6%12.8%-35.2%
    Record Year1977 (0.3%)2005 (0.3%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.58%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANTS1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    PRODUCTIONS1.04%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.92%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    RICHMOND0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DIGITAL0.58%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MUSIC0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    SECURITY0.58%LONDON1.67%
    DIRECT0.58%J1.55%
    CENTRE0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%IT1.43%
    LONDON0.46%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FIZZY0.46%CARE1.32%
    ROAD0.46%M1.27%
    CO0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    IN0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BUSINESS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    40.46%S1.17%
    TRADING0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied359331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4219,425
    7487 - Other business activities3335,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2814,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2033,677
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy188,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    59111 - Motion picture production activities121,498
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    73110 - Advertising agencies81,985
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    90030 - Artistic creation72,031
    99999 - Dormant Company625,035
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified62,968
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment62,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126304 CLUB CABAL LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08131318 FABBERZ LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135356 SINGING HANDS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08137226 SZED CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139420 LANGHAM INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08141304 ART TAP LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141603 G2E CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141679 JEN HALLIWELL CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08146336 HITECH VEHICLES LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08147422 BARWICK & KHELEF SPORT LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147573 JERRY & CO LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147638 SUNDRY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151543 RA EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152962 AROMA MAG UK LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08155786 THE LONDON NETWORK FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08159579 ENEM STUDIO LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08162414 SHRI KAILASHGIRI JAIN TEMPLE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08162632 SYMBAT LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08128485 BITS RESEARCH LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130508 THE WALDEGRAVE TRUST 04 Jul 2012
    08145211 ONWARD ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148722 PREMIERE LEARNING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08153633 MULBERRY ORIEL LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153826 LAKHANI ENTERPRISE UK LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08161640 BEER MONEY LIMITED 30 Jul 2012