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
    08874916 RPIN2014 LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877553 ADDRY HOMES LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08878580 AVIATICUS MEDIA LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882741 ALICE SMITH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08884542 CROSS DEEP DENTAL LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885851 PCM EMBROIDERY & PRINT LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08888712 HEARTWORK ENTERPRISES LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08889662 HYPER-REALISM LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08897050 HANBAN CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08897239 TVH FIZZY 2 LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08898639 MERTON BOOKS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899932 THE COLE BROTHERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08900022 NUMBER ONE CARPET CLEANING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902804 PIXELART INC LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08907075 TREDLAN PARTNERS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08913512 METIS COMPANY SECRETARIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08913748 BIBASTAR LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914331 LEINSTER OIL LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08915744 LAURELSHAIR LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08917070 RHEINBERRY LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08872416 NUARBE BOOKS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08880374 RICHARD SPIRES CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08910430 MAYFAIR CLAREMONT LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08910953 RONDI LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08916113 ECF INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014