Enfield, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 207 companies were registered in Enfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EnfieldUK
    2010207105,137
    200921491,034
    % change-3.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010666576
    New companies in 2009707767
    % change-5.7%-15.6%13.4%
    Record Year2007 (75)2009 (77)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Enfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EnfieldUK
    201015982,677
    2009190108,060
    % change-16.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010405564
    Closed companies in 20093034126
    % change33.3%61.8%-49%
    Record Year2003 (56)2010 (55)2009 (126)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Enfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 48 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EnfieldUK
    20104822,460
    200924-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010261012
    Net growth in 20094043-59
    Record Year2009 (40)2009 (43)2007 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Enfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Enfield
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-12.5%-27.7%-5.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1980 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Enfield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.21%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY0.91%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING0.91%PROPERTY2.50%
    (LONDON)0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MEDIA0.76%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%DESIGN1.91%
    CAR0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    S0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    INTERNATIONAL0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CO0.61%J1.48%
    J0.61%LONDON1.45%
    HOME0.53%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CARE0.53%GROUP1.37%
    C0.53%GLOBAL1.35%
    BUILDING0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FOODS0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    GREEN0.45%CARE1.33%
    HIRE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%M1.28%
    TRADING0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PROPERTIES0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied596228,645
    7487 - Other business activities10874,904
    9999 - Dormant Company5319,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3526,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities339,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2717,003
    9305 - Other service activities269,038
    7499 - Non-trading company2515,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering249,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities2110,331
    99999 - Dormant Company2113,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified168,154
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    5530 - Restaurants154,798
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    7031 - Real estate agencies121,702
    5552 - Catering122,212
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate114,131
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139590 IPAD COMPUTERS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138569 INSIGHT BRANDING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136773 SF FILM AND TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136041 LAW COURSES LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135792 ECO EXTRACT & CONSTRUCTION UK LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135344 CAFE XPRESSO LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07133644 J.COATES BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133389 METRO R&R (UK) LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07122673 CPL CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07119022 COUNTRYSIDE SURFACING LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07116294 JUST LIKE MUM LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07132000 JAZ EXCEL LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131471 AMBER FLARE SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07131013 THE SKIN CO (UK) LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129157 PLX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119113 SECPER LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07116268 ISLATE COMPUTERS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07116254 ISLATE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07139546 KISS FOODS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07135068 TADO CERAMICS STUDIOS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07131627 ALBION HAND CAR WASH LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07128448 IQ TRANSLATIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07125308 TREBLA QUALITY CARE SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07116705 BALEARICMEDIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115907 MOFF-ART CREATION LIMITED 05 Jan 2010