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
    08346534 RJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08346984 MIGHTYHOUSEWARES.COM LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349805 K&R LOGISTICS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08351189 JUST MUGZ LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08352725 ABX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08352807 BUILDEX LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08358881 J& P MULTI-SPORT LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360138 ZARMAST LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08361381 RSSP UK LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362411 THREE LEAVES LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08362750 WINDER LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364844 MULTI SERWIS LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08367984 TUBESLEEPERS LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368079 NBS ASSOCIATES LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08370300 EVENTUROUS MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372920 CRAFTY KIDZ AT WORK LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08372982 CRAFTY KIDS AT WORK LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08373393 RISING SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08373712 SIXTH SUN LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08375794 MEDIA PROPERTY LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377133 IVY LODGE ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08378580 BEAMS 4 U LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08380878 LOBSTAR LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383576 CAFEART LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383629 4REST LIMITED 31 Jan 2013