Greenford, Greater London
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 171 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Greenford UK 2014 171 150,722 2013 202 134,802 % change -15.3% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (202) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 49 60 62 New companies in 2013 68 66 68 % change -27.9% -9.1% -8.8% Record Year 2013 (68) 2013 (66) 2012 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 36.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Greenford UK 2014 119 82,370 2013 87 77,914 % change 36.8% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 42 34 43 Closed companies in 2013 34 27 26 % change 23.5% 25.9% 65% Record Year 2014 (42) 2014 (34) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 52 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Greenford UK 2014 52 68,352 2013 115 56,888 Record Year 2013 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 7 26 19 Net growth in 2013 34 39 42 Record Year 2009 (34) 2013 (39) 2012 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Greenford 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -32.6% -16.1% -23.9% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 2013 (0.1%) 2013 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 39.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Greenford was in 2009 when 24.1% of all directors were female.
21.8% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.57% CONSULTING 5.22% LONDON 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.49% BUILDING 1.11% PROPERTY 2.64% GLOBAL 1.01% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.92% LONDON 1.88% TRADING 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% CARE 1.79% CARE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CAR 0.74% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% K 0.74% BUSINESS 1.71% FOOD 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.60% BUSINESS 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.65% GLOBAL 1.58% FOODS 0.55% J 1.48% G 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% M 0.46% MEDIA 1.48% - 0.46% IT 1.33% MARKETING 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.30% HEALTH 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% IT 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.46% M 1.21% CENTRE 0.37% CAPITAL 1.20% SONS 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 405 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 37,882 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 29 6,559 99999 - Dormant Company 27 47,084 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 23 5,521 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,855 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 15 3,708 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 5,988 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 15 3,558 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,313 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,403 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 12 3,177 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,358 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,509 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 18,491 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 8,014
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08828966 PRONAJ LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08830766 ZITERUM EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LTD 03 Jan 2014 08831655 HARROW IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS LTD 03 Jan 2014 08833324 TAXATION US LTD 06 Jan 2014 08834779 AKRO-CARS LTD 07 Jan 2014 08837771 A - Z QUALITY FOODS LTD 09 Jan 2014 08838079 SPRING IN MOTION LTD 09 Jan 2014 08841176 ASHERSPORTS UK LTD 13 Jan 2014 08848273 MJ OPTICS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08851211 ISPEED LTD 20 Jan 2014 08851496 CX INSIGHT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08851816 FITHOLIDAYS LTD 20 Jan 2014 08853380 TGB COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08855096 VANITY HAIR & BEAUTY SALAON LTD 21 Jan 2014 08856124 VANGUARD HELIPAD LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08857987 EMPIRICAL MEDIA LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08858223 ICT AGENTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08860914 SYRAN SERVICE LTD 24 Jan 2014 08860925 CONCEPT AND CREATIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08860981 LONDINI TECH LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08861086 QURAI CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2014 08863651 AR MULTI TRADE LTD 27 Jan 2014 08866490 VERDEAMARELAS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08867915 BALTIC NATURE LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08870634 THE MARKET MOCHA LTD 31 Jan 2014
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