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Enfield, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

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 270 companies were registered in Enfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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)EnfieldUK
    2012270131,491
    2011229116,391
    % change17.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012898299
    New companies in 2011678874
    % change32.8%-6.8%33.8%
    Record Year2012 (89)2011 (88)2007 (125)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Enfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.0% 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)EnfieldUK
    201213067,576
    201118390,987
    % change-29.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012384250
    Closed companies in 2011686352
    % change-44.1%-33.3%-4%
    Record Year2011 (68)2011 (63)2009 (126)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Enfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 140 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)EnfieldUK
    201214063,915
    20114625,404
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012514049
    Net growth in 2011-12522
    Record Year2012 (51)2009 (43)2007 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Enfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Enfield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change13.9%-20.3%25.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1980 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% 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 Enfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Enfield 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
    LONDON2.20%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.72%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INVESTMENTS1.24%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.03%TRADING2.07%
    TRADING0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.62%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.55%BUSINESS1.73%
    CAR0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MAINTENANCE0.48%LONDON1.66%
    ANGELS0.48%J1.54%
    R0.48%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SUPPORT0.41%GLOBAL1.50%
    CIC0.41%IT1.40%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%CARE1.34%
    HOMES0.41%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.41%M1.27%
    CO0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    B0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    SECURITY0.34%S1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.34%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied570216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9252,735
    9999 - Dormant Company5518,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3935,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3825,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3413,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2614,303
    9305 - Other service activities268,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2019,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities188,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities187,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering155,169
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply136,934
    74990 - Non-trading company129,729
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands112,902
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis113,448
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment102,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07934519 TOTAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY CHESHUNT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07940475 NEIL RUTHERFORD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941226 INERDIVA LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07943875 FAMOUS TRIMMINGS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945288 NARROW GATE INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07952285 PERLINS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07957078 TECHNOBEACON SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958515 GERRINOL INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960752 HONEY POT CAKERY LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07965707 TECHNOBEACON CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    OC372606 BERLINI COMMERCIAL LLP 20 Feb 2012
    OC372607 TAMPLEMON INVESTMENTS LLP 20 Feb 2012
    OC372609 LUMIL INVESTMENTS LLP 20 Feb 2012
    07946879 LUXURY PRESTIGE CAR HIRE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947966 PARK VIEW NURSERY (ENFIELD) LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07962686 SCOOTER SHACK LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965225 HUGGINS FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07965828 ENHANCED HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967116 EASTERN REAL ESTATE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07967230 TWEET STREET LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07936548 INC DIGITAL LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940362 ROCK CARE LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07953948 MA IT CONSULTING LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07961935 CLEANER ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965019 JERSEY CAR AUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012