Greenford, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Greenford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GreenfordUK
    2013202134,802
    2012173131,491
    % change16.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (202) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013686668
    New companies in 2012525368
    % change30.8%24.5%0.0%
    Record Year2013 (68)2013 (66)2012 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 38.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GreenfordUK
    20138777,914
    20126367,576
    % change38.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (114) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013342726
    Closed companies in 2012251919
    % change36.0%42.1%37%
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (33)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 115 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GreenfordUK
    201311556,888
    201211063,915
    Record Year 2013 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013343942
    Net growth in 2012273449
    Record Year2009 (34)2013 (39)2012 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Greenford
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%23.7%3.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2013 (0.1%)2013 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Greenford was in 2009 when 24.1% of all directors were female.

    16.7% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.30%CONSULTING5.18%
    LONDON1.20%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSTRUCTION1.20%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SERVICE0.80%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%TRADING2.06%
    GLOBAL0.80%DESIGN1.79%
    IT0.80%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTING0.70%LONDON1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BUILDERS0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    ENERGY0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    PRIVATE0.60%J1.56%
    CLEANING0.50%CARE1.46%
    SOLAR0.40%IT1.43%
    ELECTRIC0.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DESIGN0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDIA0.40%M1.25%
    STUDIO0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDICAL0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRADING0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUSINESS0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    BUILD0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied343249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4754,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3324,894
    99999 - Dormant Company2943,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2823,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2832,624
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings225,372
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,664
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing185,145
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating172,989
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets145,186
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified125,062
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis115,104
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores113,226
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade102,831
    86900 - Other human health activities108,465
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,073
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles92,653

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384261 TRADE AND SERVICE COMPANY MICHAL GOLENIA LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08384380 VIATOR CONCEPT LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08384875 TED NEGOCJATOR LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08384932 GREEN ENERGY HK LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08385101 KONSTANTIN MITREV LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08386240 WELLNESS STYLE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08386258 J&J STUDIO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388901 ALRB LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389971 PD0501 LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08396374 RAFI BROKER LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08397857 JOKAN LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398035 TIMELESS BESPOKE DESIGNS LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08398175 IA BUSINESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398988 NIYAA LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08403160 BUBBY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403255 DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403946 HEALY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08406739 DLS IT CONSULTANTS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08407626 OPTILINK UK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408166 STAR CONSULT LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08413411 ANDY CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08414848 SILVER ARC LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08416544 WESCOMBES LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08417055 IKSHA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421078 SOM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013