Edgware, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Edgware when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 311 companies were registered in Edgware during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EdgwareUK
    2010311105,137
    200926591,034
    % change17.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (577) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107092149
    New companies in 2009938092
    % change-24.7%15.0%62.0%
    Record Year2007 (268)2006 (158)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 282 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EdgwareUK
    201028282,677
    2009319108,060
    % change-11.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (319) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Edgware when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201059116107
    Closed companies in 20096576178
    % change-9.2%52.6%-40%
    Record Year2002 (70)2010 (116)2009 (178)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 29 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EdgwareUK
    20102922,460
    2009-54-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (385) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201011-2442
    Net growth in 2009284-86
    Record Year2007 (200)2006 (117)2006 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Edgware formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Edgware
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-30.2%-1.5%34.6%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1971 (0.9%)1966 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Edgware was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.7% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.09%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    LONDON0.96%CONSULTING4.60%
    GLOBAL0.96%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    TRADING0.89%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.83%DESIGN1.91%
    M0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    DESIGN0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    RAIL0.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CAPITAL0.64%J1.48%
    P0.64%LONDON1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.58%GROUP1.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDIA0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    K0.51%CARE1.33%
    IT0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RETAIL0.45%M1.28%
    BUSINESS0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied635228,645
    7487 - Other business activities63174,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified21626,974
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1017,143
    9999 - Dormant Company4919,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3217,003
    9305 - Other service activities309,038
    99999 - Dormant Company2913,808
    7499 - Non-trading company2715,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering249,325
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2414,007
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified238,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply219,659
    5530 - Restaurants204,798
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate194,131
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities189,943
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    6024 - Freight transport by road153,665
    7011 - Development & sell real estate145,300
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139888 YEDIDOT LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07139417 DINE ASIA (NUTLEY) LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138629 DESIGN & BUILD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07135808 LEGAL FUTURES PUBLISHING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134467 SERAD (SKILLS EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134279 DYNAMIC CLEANING & INVENTORY LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07131909 PHOENIX CREATIVE SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07129948 SPRINGVIEW PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129227 HEARTS AND CROSSES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128474 EXPOZYME LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07126875 MARIN BALANESCU SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07126091 F1 CAR SALES LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125696 THE THREE IRANIAN SOPRANOS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125572 THE THREE SOPRANOS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07123854 WATCH SALES GLOBAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123325 BLUE SKY FORMATIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120462 ARPM MEDIA LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120098 M R SQUARE CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07120023 BELLA MOSS PRODUCTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119334 IPISA LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118396 GOLDFLEX TRADING LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117189 ORGREEN LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07116827 PHOENIX UNIVERSAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07114937 BULLION SIMPLE LTD 03 Jan 2010
    OC351727 NITHIA CAPITAL RESOURCES ADVISORS LLP 25 Jan 2010