Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2014 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TwickenhamUK
    2014154150,722
    2013162134,802
    % change-4.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2005 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014425557
    New companies in 2013575550
    % change-26.3%0.0%14.0%
    Record Year2013 (57)2005 (118)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TwickenhamUK
    20147582,370
    20138977,914
    % change-15.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014271731
    Closed companies in 2013392723
    % change-30.8%-37.0%35%
    Record Year2008 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TwickenhamUK
    20147968,352
    20137356,888
    Record Year 2005 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014153826
    Net growth in 2013182827
    Record Year2007 (24)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Twickenham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.1%-7.7%-4.8%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)2005 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% 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 2014)

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

    28.9% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.01%CONSULTING5.22%
    LONDON1.50%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%TRADING2.05%
    DIGITAL0.70%LONDON1.88%
    FILMS0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.70%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    RICHMOND0.70%DESIGN1.75%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    BUILDING0.60%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TWICKENHAM0.60%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    HEALTH0.50%GLOBAL1.58%
    ROAD0.50%J1.48%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MUSIC0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    FIZZY0.50%IT1.33%
    COACHING0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CAPITAL0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    IT0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    RENEWABLES0.40%M1.21%
    FOOD0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    RED0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied260280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9037,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4827,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4156,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3247,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3026,700
    62012 - Business and domestic software development239,509
    86900 - Other human health activities1710,273
    59111 - Motion picture production activities173,048
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1618,491
    59113 - Television programme production activities142,162
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies123,840
    90030 - Artistic creation124,340
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate119,284
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,988
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified95,949

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831131 JAMDA LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08831949 ANOUK PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08835087 LOUDEN ENTERTAINMENT LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08846852 SYBIZ SOFTWARE LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08849397 ABC INTEGRATED MARKETING LTD. 17 Jan 2014
    08849993 PIXEL VON KRUMM LTD 17 Jan 2014
    OC390565 ASLAN PROPERTY LLP 23 Jan 2014
    08864463 STEPHANE SHEKAR MEDICAL MARKETING CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08866795 RABANOV LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08868617 MARBLE HILL TANDOORI LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08870343 ASIA BRANDS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08871252 ZELLA BOOKS LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08831050 THREE MAGPIES PERFORMANCE CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08838899 HEADS & HEARTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08843853 DRG MEDICAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845080 DOMESTIC ALCHEMISTS LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08845367 INTERNATIONAL LAW CENTRE & BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08849292 ABOVE BOARD SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08853903 JKV ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08857258 NISHTA CONSULTING LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08858581 TALENT ADVANTAGE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08859487 CLAIRE HAMBLETON LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08863307 MATOMATO LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08866785 ARTVARK LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08868098 DW ADVERTISING LIMITED 30 Jan 2014