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Greenford, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GreenfordUK
    2011139116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change25.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (139) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011395050
    New companies in 2010303942
    % change30.0%28.2%19.0%
    Record Year2009 (45)2011 (50)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 43.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GreenfordUK
    20119290,986
    20106482,677
    % change43.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (114) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011293330
    Closed companies in 2010132328
    % change123.1%43.5%7%
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (33)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 47 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GreenfordUK
    20114725,405
    20104722,460
    Record Year 2004 (60) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011101720
    Net growth in 2010171614
    Record Year2009 (34)2007 (22)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Greenford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change12.1%12.8%13.5%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    17.4% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON2.16%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.68%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    TRADING1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    HIRE0.96%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOBAL0.84%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROPERTY0.84%BUSINESS1.87%
    CARE0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    GREEN0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.72%MEDIA1.69%
    FOOD0.72%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CLAIMS0.72%LONDON1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%CARE1.45%
    CAR0.72%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.60%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTING0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WINE0.60%IT1.41%
    TRAVEL0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    COLLEGE0.60%M1.30%
    (LONDON)0.60%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SERVICE0.60%S1.24%
    PROJECT0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOME0.60%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied301202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2730,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1710,085
    9305 - Other service activities168,740
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply97,000
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,707
    4545 - Other building completion82,483
    99999 - Dormant Company818,336
    5552 - Catering82,128
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade61,292
    43290 - Other construction installation61,446
    62012 - Business and domestic software development63,168
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management616,150

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07511514 ALICIE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509695 PULP TRADING LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07506506 ABC HIRE SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506143 SINLA LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07503615 SINGHZ FLOORING LTD. 24 Jan 2011
    07502795 BLUEPRINT WORKSHOP LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07499942 COMMERCIAL PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498620 ISA'S CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498606 GAVVIL LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07498353 UR SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07494745 LUELLA'S BRIDAL LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494342 HUDSON LEGAL LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492276 CDSE LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491341 GOLDEN VANS LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490888 VANITY HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489537 CAPEGOLD LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07487752 UNICUBE IT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487647 PP FOOD SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487068 CLEVELAND ANDERSON INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07485706 NATIONWIDE ACCIDENT CLAIMS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484981 EDA METALFORMING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07484070 ELEVENPLUS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07482827 PETS SAFE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07481469 NIALL FERGUSON LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07480754 LONDON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Jan 2011