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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
    07899775 SLAMSIT LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07906369 S & M FLOORING (LONDON) LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07925517 WOODHAVEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07901480 BIZZIBOPS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904874 LINEA MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING LTD. 10 Jan 2012
    07905447 SOIN DENTAL CARE LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07908536 2D INNOVATION LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07914593 HIGHSCIENCE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914865 EMPIRE DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915507 WISETEC4ALL LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07915836 MAX SPECIALIST CARS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07915858 VARK OLDCO LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918360 ADEPT PLANNING & DESIGN LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07924175 THE TENNISON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07927088 CIPHER FINANCIAL ANALYSIS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07894550 YOUNG PEOPLE'S EMPOWERING NETWORKS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07895009 GLOBUS-TOW RECOVERY LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07900225 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901038 4G INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902788 GAZ CONSTRUCTION LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07907608 H2O ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07911517 JEDTECH LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07919710 PULSE MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07923522 100 BLACK WOMEN OF LONDON 25 Jan 2012
    07926092 SYMBOL VENTURES LIMITED 27 Jan 2012