Enfield, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Enfield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Enfield when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Enfield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Enfield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 369 companies were registered in Enfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well 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)EnfieldUK
    2014369150,722
    2013281134,802
    % change31.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (369) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Enfield when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014116121132
    New companies in 2013949790
    % change23.4%24.7%46.7%
    Record Year2014 (116)2014 (121)2014 (132)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Enfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well 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)EnfieldUK
    201417582,370
    201319277,914
    % change-8.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (192) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014396175
    Closed companies in 2013825753
    % change-52.4%7.0%42%
    Record Year2013 (82)2011 (63)2009 (126)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Enfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 194 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)EnfieldUK
    201419468,352
    20138956,888
    Record Year 2014 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014776057
    Net growth in 2013124037
    Record Year2014 (77)2014 (60)2007 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Enfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Enfield
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.5%15.2%22.4%
    Record Year1973 (0.4%)1996 (0.3%)2002 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% 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 Enfield was in 2013 when 29.3% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Enfield 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
    CONSULTING1.55%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.44%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CARE1.39%PROPERTY2.64%
    LONDON1.27%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.11%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%ENGINEERING1.86%
    INVESTMENTS0.78%CARE1.79%
    DESIGN0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUILDING0.61%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.61%BUSINESS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.55%J1.48%
    HEALTH0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADING0.50%IT1.33%
    R0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FOOD0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CO0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDIA0.44%M1.21%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    HEALTHCARE0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied636280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company9547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8837,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7926,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7827,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7056,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3018,491
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet259,358
    86900 - Other human health activities2410,273
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands237,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,813
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating223,708
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,313
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate209,284
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis195,419
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified183,815
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,135
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified175,949

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08833608 KAMTO CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08835454 LET US CLEAN 4 U LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837776 CREWS HILL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839592 THA THROWDOWN LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842031 G & D LOFTS LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08842822 ENFIELD VEG CO LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08845164 ALBANY REACTIVE SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08846979 HOBBY FOOD LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08852555 HYDRAU-SUPPLY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853765 CHEST PROTECTOR UK LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08860107 PORTOBELLO ROAD FILMS LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08862597 UNUM TRADE LTD. 27 Jan 2014
    08862787 UNIVERAL SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08870441 EXCEL COACHING LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08871236 VDM (ENFIELD) LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08829574 DAWSON 1961 LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08851658 INVICTUS PROPERTIES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08855255 MANIA AUTOS SERVICE LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08857234 STUDMAN BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08831547 AUCTORITAS CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08836782 NAFFY LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08841132 I-ZONE FITNESS LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08843360 PHILLIP WHOLESALERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08848590 STARLIGHT ENT. LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08849861 NOBI K LTD 17 Jan 2014