Edgware, Greater London

2010 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 677 companies were formed in Edgware. This figure is 28.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Edgware occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,103 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)EdgwareUK
    2010677203,749
    2009528182,021
    % change28.2%11.9%
    Record Year2007 (1,103)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 366 companies were registered in Edgware during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 39.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)EdgwareUK
    201036698,612
    200926390,987
    % change39.2%8.4%
    Record Year 2007 (526) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2010120118128
    New companies in 20098379101
    % change44.6%49.4%26.7%
    Record Year2007 (155)2006 (151)2007 (222)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 607 companies were dissolved in Edgware. This figure is 31.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Edgware occurred in 2009 when a total of 882 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)EdgwareUK
    2010607177,631
    2009882289,236
    % change-31.2%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (882)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 325 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 42.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)EdgwareUK
    201032594,954
    2009563181,176
    % change-42.3%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (563) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 201070135120
    Closed companies in 2009153228182
    % change-54.2%-40.8%-34%
    Record Year2009 (153)2009 (228)2009 (182)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 the company register for Edgware increased by 70 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)EdgwareUK
    20107026,118
    2009-354-107,215
    Record Year2007 (796)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 41 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)EdgwareUK
    2010413,658
    2009-300-90,189
    Record Year 2007 (411) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201050-178
    Net growth in 2009-70-149-81
    Record Year2007 (123)2006 (101)2007 (195)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 Edgware formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.3%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Edgware
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    In the second quarter of 2010, Edgware formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)Edgware
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.5%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change33.0%42.4%14.0%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1973 (0.6%)1963 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

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

    20.1% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Edgware was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    18.8% of all director appointments in Edgware in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.60%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%CONSULTING4.79%
    GLOBAL0.95%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    LONDON0.95%PROPERTY2.40%
    TRADING0.83%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%TRADING2.01%
    CAPITAL0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    RAIL0.77%MEDIA1.80%
    PROPERTY0.71%BUSINESS1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    P0.59%ENGINEERING1.56%
    R0.59%LONDON1.52%
    M0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CORPORATION0.53%J1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.53%CARE1.41%
    IT0.53%GLOBAL1.39%
    HEALTH0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.53%BUILDING1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%M1.29%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%IT1.28%
    MEDICAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RESOURCES0.41%GROUP1.25%
    MEDIA0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied610207,125
    7487 - Other business activities51568,525
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18225,942
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified806,684
    9999 - Dormant Company4519,842
    99999 - Dormant Company3414,342
    9305 - Other service activities298,822
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified267,922
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,997
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering248,262
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2413,490
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate173,834
    5530 - Restaurants174,879
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply168,285
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,590
    6024 - Freight transport by road132,960
    74990 - Non-trading company137,893
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing132,417
    7011 - Development & sell real estate134,579

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07268333 SANDHALL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 28 May 2010
    07268049 RILON LIMITED 28 May 2010
    07268001 SUPAL LIMITED 28 May 2010
    07267970 RAZAL LIMITED 28 May 2010
    07267949 STAR MOBILE LTD 28 May 2010
    07267926 VASRO LIMITED 28 May 2010
    07267881 KIMPAY LIMITED 27 May 2010
    07267277 T P W RAIL SYSTEMS LIMITED 27 May 2010
    07267118 B 4 U RESTAURANT LTD 27 May 2010
    07265185 R.GEU LIMITED 26 May 2010
    07265017 CARLTONS CAPITAL LIMITED 25 May 2010
    07264954 WHITE NOISE AV INSTALLATION LTD 25 May 2010
    07262554 OPUS UNA VENTURES LTD 24 May 2010
    07261960 SOUTH WEST TRAINING COACHING & HEALTH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 21 May 2010
    07260417 BERKSHIRE EQUITABLE LIMITED 20 May 2010
    07260349 COMPARE QUOTES LIMITED 20 May 2010
    07259577 HAYENA STUDIOS LIMITED 20 May 2010
    07259061 TRAVEL GUIDE NIGERIA LIMITED 19 May 2010
    07258843 QUIPLANE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 19 May 2010
    07255727 GOLDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 17 May 2010
    07254110 GOLDBLAST TRADING LTD 14 May 2010
    07253719 NEY PICTURES LTD 14 May 2010
    07251021 SRIKON LTD 12 May 2010
    07250914 REVISTA LIMITED 12 May 2010
    07250727 CNP DESIGN LIMITED 12 May 2010