Edgware, Greater London

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 402 companies were registered in Edgware during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EdgwareUK
    2015402161,156
    2014390150,722
    % change3.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (577) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015117124161
    New companies in 2014119128143
    % change-1.7%-3.1%12.6%
    Record Year2007 (268)2006 (158)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 279 companies were dissolved in Edgware during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EdgwareUK
    201527989,523
    201423682,370
    % change18.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (319) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201571101107
    Closed companies in 2014618788
    % change16.4%16.1%22%
    Record Year2011 (115)2010 (116)2009 (178)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Edgware during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 123 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EdgwareUK
    201512371,633
    201415468,352
    Record Year 2007 (385) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015462354
    Net growth in 2014584155
    Record Year2007 (200)2006 (117)2006 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Edgware formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Edgware
    20150.2%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-3.6%-10.8%2.6%
    Record Year2007 (0.7%)2006 (0.5%)1991 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Edgware in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.62%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.26%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSTRUCTION1.08%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRADING0.81%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.76%ENGINEERING2.12%
    RAIL0.76%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.72%TRADING1.88%
    N0.67%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CARE0.67%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    R0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SECURITY0.58%CO.,1.58%
    CARS0.58%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HIRE0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    CAR0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRANSPORT0.54%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUILDING0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MEDIA0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    M0.49%IT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    B0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied734288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25358,522
    99999 - Dormant Company16149,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11243,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11219,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9629,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8730,825
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4911,600
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings447,797
    86900 - Other human health activities3613,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3312,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3210,200
    41100 - Development of building projects3111,863
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing316,052
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities297,682
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating284,256
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate267,450
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified266,067
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,815
    49410 - Freight transport by road2512,485

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372413 CORNELIA HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09374162 LONDON PREMIER LUGGAGE LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09376064 STAR FACTOR (UK) LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09378511 ACUMEN CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09378646 THE TEAMWORK CHALLENGE LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380510 FAST TRACK STUDY SERVICES LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380810 TRAFALGAR SQUARE APARTMENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09381101 YRDROBE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09384292 EXCEL GLOBAL CONSULT LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09384935 KGF FABRICATIONS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385099 AGS CONTRACTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09387475 70 BELVEDERE ROAD LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09388619 DIVINE UPHOLSTERY LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09392923 DEGEL GLOBAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09395691 STOKERAIL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395744 MIGRANTS PROPERTY SERVICES 19 Jan 2015
    09397258 GALAXY PLUMBING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398715 HWS PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09399046 MY OFFICE TESTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09399221 MR PUFFY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400493 KURDISH CAR SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09402640 NJANG LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403568 BISSY'S PRETZELS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406570 GYM HEALTH CARE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408233 SORIN PLESCAU LTD 27 Jan 2015