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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
    07896625 C MANPOWER LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896767 SUN LOTUS TRUST 04 Jan 2012
    07897002 GOLDSTAR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07900537 FINE PROJECTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901072 DHILLON PAINTERS AND DECORATORS LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07901492 DARSHAN SERVICES (UK) LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07901965 MYUNIPACK LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902192 E CUB LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07906772 DICKSON & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07906902 M.H.R. AGENCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07907187 ICAB TRANSFER LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07910626 GOLDEN SHIELD LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912339 JUVENTUS SOFT UK LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914808 PROLEXIN PROPERTIES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915492 THEEBA & CO LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918653 PHOTON POWER LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918722 DAYLIGHTING ENERGY LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918729 NEXTPOWER HIGHER HATHERLEIGH LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07919440 I&D BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921344 NERO PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921680 RELIANCE DEVELOPMENT (UK) LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922839 MOBARAK UNITED LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923231 BODH ZILA 25 Jan 2012
    07926464 GAZA LTD 27 Jan 2012
    OC371187 S & B TEMPORARY SITE SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 04 Jan 2012