Enfield, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 374 companies were registered in Enfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EnfieldUK
    2015374161,156
    2014369150,722
    % change1.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (374) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Enfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015120122132
    New companies in 2014116121132
    % change3.4%0.8%0.0%
    Record Year2015 (120)2015 (122)2014 (132)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 214 companies were dissolved in Enfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EnfieldUK
    201521489,523
    201417582,370
    % change22.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (214) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Enfield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015497590
    Closed companies in 2014396175
    % change25.6%23.0%20%
    Record Year2013 (82)2015 (75)2009 (126)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Enfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 160 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)EnfieldUK
    201516071,633
    201419468,352
    Record Year 2014 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015714742
    Net growth in 2014776057
    Record Year2014 (77)2014 (60)2007 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Enfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Enfield
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change1.5%-7.1%-8.8%
    Record Year1973 (0.4%)1996 (0.3%)2002 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Enfield was in 2013 when 29.3% of all directors were female.

    28.5% of all director appointments in Enfield in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.48%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.35%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%LONDON1.91%
    BUILDING0.65%TRADING1.88%
    HEALTHCARE0.60%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.51%DESIGN1.65%
    BEAUTY0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.46%CO.,1.58%
    CO0.46%J1.55%
    GLOBAL0.42%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENFIELD0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    B0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HEALTH0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.37%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    IT0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRAINING0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    HAIR0.37%IT1.30%
    HEATING0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    C0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied683288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13843,081
    99999 - Dormant Company9249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8158,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7929,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7330,825
    86900 - Other human health activities4913,990
    86101 - Hospital activities345,043
    41100 - Development of building projects3211,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3110,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2711,600
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified275,014
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands248,607
    74990 - Non-trading company2313,794
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings227,797
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis226,154
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes214,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372876 ROBERTSON URGENT CARE LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09374210 ASPIRE'N'INSPIRE LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09388087 LARDER LIFE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388972 GLOBAL ROCK LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389512 MAGWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09403093 AABAKER LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09405994 GRAFT INVESTMENTS & DEVELOPMENTS LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09411185 THE TOAST RACK LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09378737 W A TECH LOGISTICS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380048 PULSEMART LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09393084 PRO STATUS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09396326 LEAHMIZ LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09408498 MOKA CARE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09413651 TWIN PINES PROPERTY LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09371439 CODE AGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09372905 ALPHA PHOENIX LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09375036 HF HEATING 2012 LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09375330 BESPOKE LIVES LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377491 JPS BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09387936 GLOWLITES LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09388983 ESSENTIALS (UK) LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390515 TAMEKA MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09395207 FLOTINO LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395477 LORDS PROPERTY LETTINGS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397543 ARISTON GOLD SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2015