Twickenham, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth 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 2015)

    A total of 174 companies were registered in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TwickenhamUK
    2015174161,156
    2014154150,722
    % change13.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Twickenham when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015525468
    New companies in 2014425557
    % change23.8%-1.8%19.3%
    Record Year2013 (57)2005 (118)2015 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Twickenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TwickenhamUK
    20159289,523
    20147582,370
    % change22.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015203240
    Closed companies in 2014271731
    % change-25.9%88.2%29%
    Record Year2008 (39)2008 (47)2009 (71)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Twickenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 82 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TwickenhamUK
    20158271,633
    20147968,352
    Record Year 2007 (85) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Twickenham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015322228
    Net growth in 2014153826
    Record Year2015 (32)2005 (108)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Twickenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Twickenham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.5%-9.5%8.7%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)2005 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.5% of all director appointments in Twickenham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.54%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.20%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%PROPERTY2.72%
    LONDON0.93%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TWICKENHAM0.56%LONDON1.91%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%TRADING1.88%
    GLOBAL0.56%TRANSPORT1.82%
    RICHMOND0.56%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ROAD0.56%DESIGN1.65%
    CAFE0.46%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%CO.,1.58%
    MEDIA0.46%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FIZZY0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    HOUSE0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MARKETING0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    PARTNERSHIP0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    INVEST0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOME0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.37%IT1.30%
    SO0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied235288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8743,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5330,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5058,522
    99999 - Dormant Company3749,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3429,218
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,651
    86900 - Other human health activities2213,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    59111 - Motion picture production activities183,355
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing136,052
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,557
    59113 - Television programme production activities122,394
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,794
    90030 - Artistic creation114,677
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1111,600
    98000 - Residents property management105,308
    74100 - specialised design activities104,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09466107 STRETCHLIGHT LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466115 ISABELLA JAMES LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09471293 JAMES BUTLER SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09474336 POSSUM BEACH ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476543 PLATYPUS MULTIPROFESSIONAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2015
    09478363 KRONOX CAPITAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09484647 GLOBAL IDENTITY LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09491490 MOLECULAR WAREHOUSE LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09497614 ZERO DEGREES ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09506442 NICK HARDING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09510574 K A RECORDING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09518747 WP PHARMA CONSULTING LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09518779 I HEART MY LIFE LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09519247 KINGSTONCO LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09519719 JPW CAR ACCESSORIES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09468874 A-SQUARE INFOTECH LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09471739 RAW-M LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09481100 JUST PYJAMAS LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483779 PRODUCTIVITY GLOBAL LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09495771 LONDON ICONIC CHAUFFEURS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497918 WHERE THERE'S A WALL LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09508435 HARLEQUIN PRINT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09509715 SUSHIMANGA LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09510824 BRS MCLEOD LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09513802 BARGAIN DEALS 4 YOU LTD 27 Mar 2015