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Greenford, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Greenford when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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)GreenfordUK
    2012173131,491
    2011139116,391
    % change24.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012525368
    New companies in 2011395050
    % change33.3%6.0%36.0%
    Record Year2012 (52)2012 (53)2012 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.5% 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)GreenfordUK
    20126367,576
    20119290,987
    % change-31.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (114) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012251919
    Closed companies in 2011293330
    % change-13.8%-42.4%-37%
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (33)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 110 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)GreenfordUK
    201211063,915
    20114725,404
    Record Year 2012 (110) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Greenford when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012273449
    Net growth in 2011101720
    Record Year2009 (34)2012 (34)2012 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Greenford
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change14.4%-9.4%27.2%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1964 (0.4%)1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    19.6% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.83%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SECURITY1.18%PROPERTY2.37%
    IT0.97%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.97%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ACADEMY0.65%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    INTERNATIONAL0.65%BUSINESS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    FOOD0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%LONDON1.66%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%J1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BEAUTY0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%IT1.40%
    GLOBAL0.43%CARE1.34%
    CORPORATION0.43%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MEDIA0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.43%M1.27%
    CENTRE0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADING0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    PROJECTS0.43%S1.20%
    TECH0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied315216,665
    7487 - Other business activities4952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2735,233
    9305 - Other service activities208,818
    9999 - Dormant Company1818,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1519,704
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering135,169
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating121,626
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,113
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    4545 - Other building completion92,196
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,786
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,052
    5552 - Catering71,960
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets63,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931092 SUBITHA LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932824 DANY'S LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933007 TIZ FOODS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07934221 HIGHEND BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936495 ORGANISATION OF 18 AZAR TO SUPPORT THE SYRIAN REVOLUTION LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938623 VNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939929 SUKHI BUILDERS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07940586 S.T.C LONDON LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07941041 MYECOSOLUTIONS PVT LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941275 CWAIN LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941414 RITAN MEHTA LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941670 DHANANI LOCKS LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942368 RIYAT MEDIA LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07944980 MEDRESCOM LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948768 SHAHI DAAWAT LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07948982 JANO BLINDS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07951367 SANAA HARROUSSI LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07953497 CONNEXIONS BUSINESS SOLUTION LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955407 MINI GENIUS IN EDUCATION LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956308 ISPEED LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07965105 ALLEN INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07965285 BD GENERAL BUILDING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07969619 ALL IN ONE ELECTRIC & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970226 FISH & KEBAB LTD. 29 Feb 2012
    OC372000 EDINDON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (UK) LLP 01 Feb 2012