Greenford, Greater London

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 181 companies were registered in Greenford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GreenfordUK
    2014181143,414
    2013164132,684
    % change10.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (181) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Greenford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014735256
    New companies in 2013784244
    % change-6.4%23.8%27.3%
    Record Year2013 (78)2014 (52)2011 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 35.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GreenfordUK
    2014133101,670
    20139886,170
    % change35.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014523546
    Closed companies in 2013363032
    % change44.4%16.7%44%
    Record Year2014 (52)2008 (64)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 48 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GreenfordUK
    20144841,744
    20136646,514
    Record Year 2011 (75) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014211710
    Net growth in 2013421212
    Record Year2008 (43)2003 (23)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Greenford
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.0%18.0%16.7%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 38.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Greenford was in 2012 when 20.7% of all directors were female.

    20.6% of all director appointments in Greenford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON2.01%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSTRUCTION1.37%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    TRADING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.28%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTY1.28%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUILDING0.82%TRADING2.00%
    MANAGEMENT0.73%LONDON1.95%
    HAIR0.73%CARE1.94%
    GLOBAL0.64%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CARE0.64%DESIGN1.70%
    SERVICE0.55%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    FOODS0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%J1.53%
    HOME0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    K0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    G0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    H0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TECH0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    BUSINESS0.46%CO.,1.36%
    AUTO0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    REAL0.37%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.37%IT1.30%
    (LONDON)0.37%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied442278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4657,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4428,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3829,313
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings327,151
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3140,717
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing295,786
    99999 - Dormant Company2748,286
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,914
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating173,969
    49410 - Freight transport by road159,960
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores143,702
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,890
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,327
    41100 - Development of building projects1210,604
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities122,917
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles113,397

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197509 V2 TRADING LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09200657 JK FOOD & WINE BROADWAY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201405 BELLE WAY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203254 TRULY LUSH HAIR BY AYSHA LOREN LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09203328 AYSHA LOREN RECORDS LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09207382 FFM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09207897 COMMERCIAL WAVE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09211081 SMGLTD LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09211230 NARMADA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09212151 ELITE TALENT LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213518 MKG RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09216111 ELIZARDBETH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09216642 HAINS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09218024 ESSENTIAL PROCUREMENT LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09220246 RACAL JAMMERS LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09220575 BTSBONA LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221932 RAYMOND TAGHIOFF LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222436 EPHACARE LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222539 JOSEPH SPEDITON LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09223579 FOCUS TRADING LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09226033 LESS STRESS TRADING LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09230333 TAN&AMO CONSTRUCTION LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233239 ZAK TRADERS AND REMOVALS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09240512 SP IT CONTRACTING LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09242493 JSG CONTRACTORS LTD 30 Sep 2014