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
    08872749 VIDVAS LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08874036 VITA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874115 DATAAL LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08874529 CHEDD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875253 DAVIS&CO LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08875261 SHOWTOPBOX.CO.UK LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08875307 A M B JOINERY LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08879015 DESIGN & BUILD SPECIALIST LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08879501 S & K ACCOUNTANTS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08879820 FOXHOUND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881348 DEGNAN RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08881423 CBSE CONSTRUCTION LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08881424 THIS COMPANY IS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08881699 LBIT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883493 BRITPOL WHOLE LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08890155 ALEXANDER MILLER PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08891842 DROP&SPIRAL LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08891917 IANAU BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08894579 HIT10 LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895447 GXTRAVEL LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08899433 MEMDALE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08899603 MITTELOUPE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902302 AESTHETIC EDGE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08903015 AGG MINERALS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08906073 WAZIR ENTERPRISES LTD 21 Feb 2014