Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TwickenhamUK
    2013162134,802
    2012147131,491
    % change10.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013575550
    New companies in 2012405255
    % change42.5%5.8%-9.1%
    Record Year2013 (57)2005 (118)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TwickenhamUK
    20138977,914
    20126667,576
    % change34.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013392723
    Closed companies in 2012272316
    % change44.4%17.4%44%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TwickenhamUK
    20137356,888
    20128163,915
    Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013182827
    Net growth in 2012132939
    Record Year2007 (24)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Twickenham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change27.8%5.0%-6.0%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)2005 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Twickenham was in 2011 when 32.9% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.71%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ASSOCIATES1.46%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%PROPERTY2.44%
    BUSINESS0.90%TRADING2.06%
    TWICKENHAM0.90%DESIGN1.79%
    PRODUCTIONS0.90%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ONE0.67%LONDON1.72%
    ALL0.56%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DIGITAL0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MEDIA0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    LONDON0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    IN0.56%J1.56%
    FIZZY0.56%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTY0.56%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    GLOBAL0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ROAD0.45%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    HOUSE0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENTERPRISE0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    CO0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied242249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7732,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5824,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3754,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3323,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2516,448
    99999 - Dormant Company1943,384
    62012 - Business and domestic software development168,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    59111 - Motion picture production activities132,656
    90030 - Artistic creation123,719
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,129
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,591
    86900 - Other human health activities118,465
    59112 - Video production activities101,849
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies103,240
    41100 - Development of building projects98,637
    56290 - Other food services93,148
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344949 ADLAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    OC381356 FIZZY BRAND MANAGEMENT LLP 04 Jan 2013
    OC381359 FIZZY TWO LLP 04 Jan 2013
    08347989 CHARLES BLACK LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    OC381396 RAMIREZ&ANGELES LLP 07 Jan 2013
    08348231 WASDALE SERVICES LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350630 THE PEOPLE'S EAR LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352509 CHARTWELL CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352796 MARBLE HILL TRADING LTD 09 Jan 2013
    OC381509 CHARTWELL CONSULTING EUROPE LLP 10 Jan 2013
    08360108 POSTCODE TRADESMEN LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360482 LOVE LANGUAGE LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08362940 ORANGE HILL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08368526 INDEPENDENT CHILD MINDERS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 21 Jan 2013
    08346847 TOP DECK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08354469 ALL IN ONE HIRE LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08358952 EL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359578 COL J SMITH CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08376101 GALEN'S CHOICE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377447 RIVERMEADS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08378302 SKYLIGHT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378407 FLIP THE SCRIPT LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378868 URBAN ECO DESIGN LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379100 WHITTON FOOD & WINE LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08382127 EQUICAP INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013