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Edgware, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Edgware 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 2011)

    A total of 406 companies were registered in Edgware during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 30.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EdgwareUK
    2011406116,391
    2010311105,137
    % change30.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (577) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011122117167
    New companies in 20107092149
    % change74.3%27.2%12.1%
    Record Year2007 (268)2006 (158)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 309 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EdgwareUK
    201130990,986
    201028282,677
    % change9.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (319) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Edgware when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201111511381
    Closed companies in 201059116107
    % change94.9%-2.6%-24%
    Record Year2011 (115)2010 (116)2009 (178)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 97 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EdgwareUK
    20119725,405
    20102922,460
    Record Year 2007 (385) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20117486
    Net growth in 201011-2442
    Record Year2007 (200)2006 (117)2006 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Edgware formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Edgware
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change50.3%11.8%6.9%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1971 (0.9%)1966 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    23.9% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.94%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.34%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ENGINEERING0.90%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%TRADING2.10%
    LONDON0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    RAIL0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    GLOBAL0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    D0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    CARE0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.55%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.50%CARE1.45%
    M0.50%J1.45%
    C0.50%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CORPORATION0.45%IT1.41%
    HEALTH0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.40%BUILDING1.34%
    J0.40%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.35%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SERVICE0.35%S1.24%
    TRAINING0.35%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    H0.35%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied593202,798
    7487 - Other business activities35460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16530,253
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified897,788
    99999 - Dormant Company4618,336
    9999 - Dormant Company4219,765
    9305 - Other service activities348,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3210,085
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3216,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,916
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities173,436
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,996
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1610,246
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    5530 - Restaurants154,898
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,789
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate143,895
    86900 - Other human health activities134,092
    74990 - Non-trading company138,695

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586623 BOWER LANE TYRES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07584734 URBAN FAERY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583497 HIGHTOWER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581881 ALMIRA RO LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581008 MINICABSTER LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580499 DIAMONDBOWL LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580338 HALMI LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580336 SAZBIN LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580332 TIKPOL LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580328 VAZIN LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580317 QUINEK LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580283 ORIGIN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07580282 FRIMAK LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580256 RUMAL LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580105 CALPAN LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580099 KIPOM LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579448 WORKIT DIRECT LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07577049 I SCULPT LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07574505 ASCOT NEWS AND WINE LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07573696 VICPHARMA LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07573188 SIMPLE MOTORS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07573109 KRSN LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572522 KINCO ENGINEERS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07572370 O SULLIVAN SERVICES LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571851 TANISHI LIMITED 21 Mar 2011