Edgware, Greater London

Q1 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 390 companies were registered in Edgware during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EdgwareUK
    2014390150,722
    2013361134,802
    % change8.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (577) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014119128143
    New companies in 2013127106128
    % change-6.3%20.8%11.7%
    Record Year2007 (268)2006 (158)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 236 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EdgwareUK
    201423682,370
    201319877,914
    % change19.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (319) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014618788
    Closed companies in 2013865062
    % change-29.1%74.0%42%
    Record Year2011 (115)2010 (116)2009 (178)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 154 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EdgwareUK
    201415468,352
    201316356,888
    Record Year 2007 (385) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014584155
    Net growth in 2013415666
    Record Year2007 (200)2006 (117)2006 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Edgware formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Edgware
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-12.4%11.5%-6.8%
    Record Year2007 (0.7%)2006 (0.5%)1991 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Edgware was in 2013 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

    22.2% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTING5.22%
    LONDON1.15%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    M0.88%PROPERTY2.64%
    ESTATES0.83%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%LONDON1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.74%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    VICTUS0.69%DESIGN1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.65%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRADING0.65%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ENGINEERING0.65%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%GLOBAL1.58%
    RAIL0.60%J1.48%
    DESIGN0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CAR0.60%MEDIA1.48%
    CENTRE0.55%IT1.33%
    S0.51%TRANSPORT1.30%
    R0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CARE0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    MANAGEMENT0.51%M1.21%
    ACCOUNTANTS0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.46%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied769280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39256,411
    99999 - Dormant Company14747,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8826,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8137,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7327,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6918,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet339,358
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate299,284
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities287,313
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings286,559
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing285,521
    86900 - Other human health activities2710,273
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate245,920
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating213,708
    41100 - Development of building projects209,855
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,135
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified185,949
    56101 - Licensed restaurants187,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918337 CAFE COFFEE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920261 CHIMASU LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920689 BEACON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922623 SOFORO LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923202 RAPID PLUS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08923499 LONDON PROPERTY & INVESTMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924331 METROPOLITAN& CO PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924609 MORAD 2014 LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926081 CARE ASSISTANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926317 INTRINSIC INVESTING LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08926758 MORTGAGE ALLY LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08926946 ABI CLEANING LONDON LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08927088 SND NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08928403 AUTO CAR INTERIORS LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08929391 BASHIR JOINERY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929533 TOTAL HOUSING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930548 TOTAL ENERGIES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930899 GRAINY NAPPA LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08931499 CHURTON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932644 YOGOCRUSH LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932956 CLINICALLY CONNECTED LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934101 KAJAINE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935131 PLANET CARGO LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935258 ABDULRAHMAN AL-NAIM CONSULTANT ENG LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08943447 MR BACKUP (UK) LIMITED 17 Mar 2014