Greenford, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GreenfordUK
    2010111105,137
    200911191,034
    % change0.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010303942
    New companies in 2009453135
    % change-33.3%25.8%20.0%
    Record Year2009 (45)2007 (42)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GreenfordUK
    20106482,677
    2009114108,060
    % change-43.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (114) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010132328
    Closed companies in 2009111093
    % change18.2%130.0%-70%
    Record Year2006 (35)2000 (24)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 47 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GreenfordUK
    20104722,460
    2009-3-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (60) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010171614
    Net growth in 20093421-58
    Record Year2009 (34)2007 (22)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Greenford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-38.2%7.7%-0.3%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 39.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Greenford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    20.7% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.22%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.11%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%PROPERTY2.50%
    CARS0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    IT0.83%TRADING1.93%
    MEDIA0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    S0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    FOOD0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    FOODS0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUILDING0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUSINESS0.69%ENGINEERING1.54%
    INTERNATIONAL0.69%J1.48%
    ONE0.55%LONDON1.45%
    K0.55%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    TRADING0.55%GROUP1.37%
    LONDON0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    GLOBAL0.42%CARE1.33%
    BUILDERS0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    COLLEGE0.42%M1.28%
    FIRST0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    J0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied302228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    9305 - Other service activities189,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering189,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply139,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1017,003
    4545 - Other building completion103,346
    7499 - Non-trading company915,398
    5530 - Restaurants94,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities99,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    43290 - Other construction installation71,342
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings72,224
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,540
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities73,077
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,340
    5552 - Catering62,212

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170741 VOICELINK COMMUNICATION LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170144 BASE FURNISHINGS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168837 ESKAN LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168764 RICKEY BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168703 PLANBASE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07165324 M R S SALES SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07164334 SMILE SCIENCE (WESTFIELD) LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07164111 MITKO LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07161909 ESSENTIAL DWELLINGS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07159250 MAG (GB) LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07157597 AL IRAQI LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07152687 ZANTY LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07152584 AGEP LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07152530 ASA 2000 UK LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07151473 LUCAS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150878 GAGANS MEDWAY FISHBAR LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149100 BLACK KATZ EDDY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146586 FATA LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146573 THE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07146549 MR FIRST AID LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145157 ADJ INTERNATIONAL LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07144321 ROSEBAY LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144050 ORIGIN PAPER LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142048 CREATE & PROSPER LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07141647 DNY BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 01 Feb 2010