Greater London
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greater London when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greater London when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greater London when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greater London when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 36,832 companies were registered in Greater London during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally 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) Greater London UK 2012 36,832 131,491 2011 32,289 116,391 % change 14.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (36,832) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greater London when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 11,011 12,614 13,207 New companies in 2011 9,614 10,449 12,226 % change 14.5% 20.7% 8.0% Record Year 2012 (11,011) 2012 (12,614) 2007 (15,821)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 18,266 companies were dissolved in Greater London during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.3% 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) Greater London UK 2012 18,266 67,576 2011 27,811 90,986 % change -34.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (30,314) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 6,387 6,172 5,707 Closed companies in 2011 9,170 11,161 7,480 % change -30.3% -44.7% -24% Record Year 2011 (9,170) 2011 (11,161) 2009 (20,439)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Greater London during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 18,566 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater London UK 2012 18,566 63,915 2011 4,478 25,405 Record Year 2007 (19,406) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greater London when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greater London when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 4,624 6,442 7,500 Net growth in 2011 444 -712 4,746 Record Year 2012 (4,624) 2012 (6,442) 2007 (10,308)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Greater London formed 28.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Greater London 2012 28.0% 2011 27.7% 2010 26.4% 2009 25.4% 2008 24.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (30.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 27.9% 28.6% 27.5% UK formation share in 2011 28.5% 27.7% 27.3% % change -1.8% 3.3% 1.1% Record Year 1999 (31.4%) 2000 (29.9%) 1999 (31.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Greater London was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Greater London in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.83% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.91% MANAGEMENT 4.74% LONDON 2.85% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.85% TRADING 2.07% GLOBAL 1.62% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 1.55% ENGINEERING 1.86% CAPITAL 1.49% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INTERNATIONAL 1.45% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTY 1.39% MEDIA 1.72% CO., 1.29% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 1.22% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTANTS 1.11% J 1.54% DESIGN 1.09% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ASSOCIATES 1.08% GLOBAL 1.50% PRODUCTIONS 1.07% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.97% CARE 1.34% INVEST 0.96% PROPERTIES 1.31% IT 0.91% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.91% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.90% BUILDING 1.24% GROUP 0.89% ENERGY 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.81% S 1.20% SECURITY 0.80% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 71,713 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 15,424 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 10,655 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 9,378 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 7,153 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4,618 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 4,118 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 3,865 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3,116 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 2,743 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 2,615 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 2,225 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 2,204 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 2,190 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 2,133 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 1,846 7,154 5530 - Restaurants 1,317 4,633 62012 - Business and domestic software development 1,254 4,356 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 1,170 3,136 41100 - Development of building projects 1,150 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07931196 DHAKA CONSULTANCY UK LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07933035 RONSTAR NETWORKS LTD 02 Feb 2012 07933768 J R MARTIN FINANCE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07934117 GAME SHOCK LTD 02 Feb 2012 07934576 FOURTH WALL CREATIONS LTD 03 Feb 2012 07935279 LONDON CITY ROOMS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07935305 INDENTING SERVICE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07935877 KITTY & JOE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07936579 AMBER ROBINSON LTD 06 Feb 2012 07936643 GLOBAL PARTNERS COMPANY (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012 07937173 CIMMARC DION LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07937818 UNIFORGE LTD 06 Feb 2012 07937869 PEARLSHOT LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07938214 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCUMS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07939288 ICELAND VLNCO LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07941733 NEW VISION (UK) LTD 08 Feb 2012 07942705 AQUASHOP LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07942818 SM STORE LTD 09 Feb 2012 07943870 NANDY & CO LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07944011 MURPHY SCHIEHALLION LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07944020 MURPHY AMETHYST LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07944782 MAJ HAIRDRESSERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07945952 VERCO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07946410 SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07948929 STARLINE PROJECT LTD 14 Feb 2012
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