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
    09371087 NAKED SPACE LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09374208 TOP LIVEABOARDS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09375053 SPOKE CONVERSATION LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376267 D&R ASSOCIATES (LONDON) LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09379505 PATTINSON CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09379525 URBAN PANTRY LONDON LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09383416 GINOS @ TWICKENHAM LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09388514 MALTWOOD LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390708 LIL GYMNASTS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09391606 RADNOR HOUSE PROPERTY (CB) LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09391823 THE DEVIL OUTSIDE LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09395523 JANE DOUGALL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09403257 JIGSAW DRINKS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09407843 MCQUEEN-BLOWTHEMOVIE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09413197 INKYLINK LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09415392 BELGRAVIA MAYFAIR CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09372063 BAUMLINK LTD. 02 Jan 2015
    09374133 3D SHAPIE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374815 BYTESURGE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09383229 LJP PRODUCTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09383823 AMA AMAZING SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09398749 KATE THOMPSON MEDIA LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09403827 LYNDHURST 1961 LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09405823 OBADOV HOLDING LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09406321 KLEBRY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015