Twickenham, Greater London

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.

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 2014)

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TwickenhamUK
    2014144143,414
    2013150132,684
    % change-4.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2005 (201) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014473562
    New companies in 2013464856
    % change2.2%-27.1%10.7%
    Record Year2005 (60)2005 (96)2014 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TwickenhamUK
    201494101,670
    20138686,170
    % change9.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014422230
    Closed companies in 2013222737
    % change90.9%-18.5%-19%
    Record Year2002 (43)2007 (103)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TwickenhamUK
    20145041,744
    20136446,514
    Record Year 2005 (118) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201451332
    Net growth in 2013242119
    Record Year2005 (45)2005 (50)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.1%-30.5%1.6%
    Record Year2005 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)1998 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Twickenham was in 2009 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.10%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.60%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    LONDON1.00%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%ENGINEERING2.07%
    FIZZY0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%TRADING2.00%
    TWICKENHAM0.80%LONDON1.95%
    FILMS0.70%CARE1.94%
    RICHMOND0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%DESIGN1.70%
    BUILDING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CAFE0.50%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ROAD0.50%BUSINESS1.62%
    FOR0.50%J1.53%
    MEDIA0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    PARTNERSHIP0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    EVENTS0.40%CO.,1.36%
    TECH0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    GLOBAL0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    OIL0.40%IT1.30%
    CAPITAL0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied244278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8740,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5229,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4757,264
    99999 - Dormant Company3748,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3528,224
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,675
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,006
    86900 - Other human health activities1711,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1718,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,795
    59111 - Motion picture production activities153,162
    59113 - Television programme production activities142,229
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    90030 - Artistic creation124,566
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,327
    98000 - Residents property management125,047
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,401
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,940
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC395088 FIZZY SILVERTOWN A LLP 04 Sep 2014
    OC395092 FIZZY LEWISHAM B1 LLP 04 Sep 2014
    09208028 AGK FINANCE LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09211956 R.O.G. CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09216269 SHEEN PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09216272 RICHMOND PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09216334 ST MARGARET'S PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09219143 31 CRESSWELL ROAD LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09221162 EQUINOX LIGHTING LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221542 BRIDGECORE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224487 ABRAHAMS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09232142 SEARCH CHOICE LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232582 MPL PROPERTY LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234208 THE FOURTH STATE CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09236197 PARQ LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09237297 WORLDSTORES KIDDICARE LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09238285 CRISTOBEL OF TWICKENHAM LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09202655 ZERO TO TEN LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09208915 THE PERFUME STORE LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09217554 MAPLE LEAF CLINICS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09224702 BACKSTAY FX LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09229642 MBGALLAGHER LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09233881 GENT PARKIN LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09233898 NATURE LINKS CIC 24 Sep 2014
    09236584 DEVDAS LIMITED 26 Sep 2014