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
    08923464 WO-MAN TRANSPORT LTD. 05 Mar 2014
    08923997 DUPE CARE LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08928238 THE CREATIVE DEPARTMENT LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08934787 M G BURKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938527 HOUSING GATEWAY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08939957 RP HOMECARE LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08943131 SOLBAN CONSULT UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08951943 AGMA AND COMPANY LTD. 21 Mar 2014
    08918864 PALLAS CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08919304 KELLARD MARKETING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920441 WE CAN FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 03 Mar 2014
    08930700 ZAVTECH LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08934605 NOBRACKET LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936630 HARENA KIDS ART LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940775 BLUECOIN LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943249 CAMBRIDGE MEDICINE ONLINE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945091 FLYPAST LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08949950 W D CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08954320 DOUBLEKAY PRODUCTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08922273 ANDESA LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08930781 P2P SOLUTION LIMITED LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932151 TRENT PARK CATERING LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08939724 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08940921 DORNA MEDICARE LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08942843 CARING HEARTS (UK) LIMITED 17 Mar 2014