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
    07139880 GHEORGHE CRETU LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07139774 ADRIAN GAITAN LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07138678 D.F.A. AND ACCOUNTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138028 AVR TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07135456 HANDICRAFTS INDIA LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07133739 TURNCOAT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132769 SAAB PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07132611 ITMS LONDON LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130611 TUAM LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130501 B&J SCAFFOLDING LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07128962 VISION LEISURE UPHOLSTERY LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128788 BADGERS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127915 VIRTUALOSO LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07126425 ONE CALL CLAIM LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07125001 CORRICEL CONTRACTORS (LONDON) LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07124580 ALFAW GENERAL TRADING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07124514 REGAL CATERING LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123130 FOREX SECURITY LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119945 INFINITI GROUP TECHNOLOGY LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07119437 TIARA DIAMONDS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118735 BIG BOY PRODUCTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117071 MILEGROVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07116624 WYPADEK LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07115693 SPICE BUSINESS LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115240 NEW WORTH KITCHENS LIMITED 04 Jan 2010