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Edgware, Greater London

Q1 2012 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. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 374 companies were registered in Edgware during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EdgwareUK
    2012374131,491
    2011406116,391
    % change-7.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (577) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012123118133
    New companies in 2011122117167
    % change0.8%0.9%-20.4%
    Record Year2007 (268)2006 (158)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 193 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EdgwareUK
    201219367,576
    201130990,987
    % change-37.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (319) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012726358
    Closed companies in 201111511381
    % change-37.4%-44.2%-28%
    Record Year2011 (115)2010 (116)2009 (178)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 181 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EdgwareUK
    201218163,915
    20119725,404
    Record Year 2007 (385) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012515575
    Net growth in 20117486
    Record Year2007 (200)2006 (117)2006 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Edgware formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Edgware
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-13.5%-13.7%-25.5%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1971 (0.9%)1966 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    24.1% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.71%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.24%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    RAIL1.04%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.98%ENGINEERING1.86%
    LONDON0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    S0.83%BUSINESS1.73%
    M0.83%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.78%LONDON1.66%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.78%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    T0.67%GLOBAL1.50%
    CAPITAL0.62%IT1.40%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%CARE1.34%
    BUSINESS0.57%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.52%M1.27%
    R0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    SECURITY0.52%ENERGY1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.47%S1.20%
    PROJECT0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied676216,665
    7487 - Other business activities28552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified21435,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1939,892
    99999 - Dormant Company6025,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5213,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4319,704
    9999 - Dormant Company4118,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3314,303
    9305 - Other service activities328,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering285,169
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities278,145
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities214,132
    86900 - Other human health activities195,066
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate184,427
    62012 - Business and domestic software development174,356
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings163,052
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply166,934
    74990 - Non-trading company159,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931144 WORLD OF DIAMONDS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932275 STAR STAFFING SOLUTIONS LTD. 01 Feb 2012
    07932506 SAI AARUSHI LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07934473 THE EQUITIES EXCHANGE LTD. 02 Feb 2012
    07935992 MACGYVERSOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936351 NISHIR CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07936751 SMILE EYES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939912 MELRED LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07939990 TECHTIMEUK LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07942674 NORMAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07942813 LEY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944191 TROUBLE VISION LTD. 09 Feb 2012
    07945121 SISKIN QUALITY ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947430 SOJANSE CONSULTANT LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947513 LED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07949530 EECOPTICAL LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07951350 SRI SUNDARA SAI CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07953461 SADHA DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955294 JEMCOE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956002 YOGY CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957294 MJ COMMODITIES LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07958593 YONAS AFRO LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07959905 AVRAMIA LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07959979 WISE PROPERTIES LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07960564 SRI INFOTECH LIMITED 22 Feb 2012