Edgware, Greater London

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2010)

    A total of 327 companies were registered in Edgware during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EdgwareUK
    2010327101,492
    200926794,671
    % change22.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (371) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201011993115
    New companies in 2009898791
    % change33.7%6.9%26.4%
    Record Year2008 (123)2006 (119)2005 (139)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 368 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EdgwareUK
    201036887,705
    2009475159,401
    % change-22.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (475) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20108319986
    Closed companies in 2009106137232
    % change-21.7%45.3%-63%
    Record Year2009 (106)2010 (199)2009 (232)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EdgwareUK
    2010-4113,787
    2009-208-64,730
    Record Year 2005 (218) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201036-10629
    Net growth in 2009-17-50-141
    Record Year2008 (112)2006 (57)2006 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Edgware
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change24.4%-3.0%21.2%
    Record Year1975 (0.8%)1962 (0.7%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Edgware was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    18.0% of all director appointments in Edgware in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.74%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.52%CONSULTING4.99%
    GLOBAL0.90%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ENGINEERING0.84%PROPERTY2.38%
    LONDON0.84%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    RAIL0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    CAPITAL0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTY0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    C0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%CARE1.44%
    S0.51%J1.44%
    R0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    P0.51%GLOBAL1.42%
    RETAIL0.51%IT1.35%
    CORPORATION0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.51%BUILDING1.32%
    BUSINESS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.51%M1.28%
    IT0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HEALTH0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied601202,902
    7487 - Other business activities46369,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14025,053
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified796,460
    9999 - Dormant Company4621,484
    99999 - Dormant Company3314,072
    9305 - Other service activities299,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,940
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified247,767
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2313,161
    5530 - Restaurants205,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering207,634
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate173,631
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities168,292
    6024 - Freight transport by road142,771
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    86900 - Other human health activities133,361
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07358724 ULTIMATE CATS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07355686 CHANDNI CATERERS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354406 SOLAR SKYSHADES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354029 STAR CONNECTION LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353061 MONEY CLINIC DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07351065 COMPASS PUBLISHING LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348783 PARENTOLOGY EUROPE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348053 ISON NURSING AGENCY AND CARE SERVICES LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347747 MURRAY RAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347119 EQVVS 2010 LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343502 DEAN HOOD SURFACES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342272 ADL BUILDING SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07341602 MITSUTEK MULTI TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339561 PABS FRUIT LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338302 P.L.P. PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07338170 ZDZICH LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07337621 EASY BUILD IT LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07337342 3D INVISIBLE ART CONCEPTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336356 GLADEWELL LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335454 BLISS AFRICA LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335153 IULY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334881 MOR SURFACING LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334740 HAVELOCK TARMACADAM SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334522 PRINTS ACADEMY LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07334180 E-RESSOURCEUK LIMITED 03 Aug 2010