Greenford, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures 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 2015)

    A total of 182 companies were registered in Greenford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GreenfordUK
    2015182161,156
    2014171150,722
    % change6.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2013 (202) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015536168
    New companies in 2014496062
    % change8.2%1.7%9.7%
    Record Year2013 (68)2013 (66)2012 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 23.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GreenfordUK
    201514789,523
    201411982,370
    % change23.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (147) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015415551
    Closed companies in 2014423443
    % change-2.4%61.8%19%
    Record Year2014 (42)2015 (55)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 35 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GreenfordUK
    20153571,633
    20145268,352
    Record Year 2013 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201512617
    Net growth in 201472619
    Record Year2009 (34)2013 (39)2012 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Greenford
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.1%-6.3%-0.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2013 (0.1%)2013 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 39.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    22.2% of all director appointments in Greenford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.93%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSTRUCTION1.84%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.10%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    TRADING1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    BUILDING0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.92%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.83%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTIES0.73%TRADING1.88%
    J0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONTRACTORS0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    TRADERS0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MOTORS0.55%CO.,1.58%
    NEW0.55%J1.55%
    IT0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRANSPORT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    K0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUILD0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MANAGEMENT0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    SERVICE0.46%IT1.30%
    HIRE0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    BUSINESS0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied491288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4729,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4158,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3643,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3530,825
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings277,797
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing256,052
    99999 - Dormant Company2149,474
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,862
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment156,815
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating154,256
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    49410 - Freight transport by road1312,485
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities133,069
    41100 - Development of building projects1111,863
    86900 - Other human health activities1113,990
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,682
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores103,835
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1019,098
    43210 - Electrical installation106,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09465760 CARNIVAL CRECHE LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09467371 SAINT THERESA HEALTH CARE LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09471191 FSUK LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472493 SWAY CLOTHING LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474059 HUNTIME LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474362 LONDON UK DEVELOPERS LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09474682 JAN TRANSPORT LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09477328 MY ROMANIA GROUP LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09478029 MK PIENIA LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09489953 K HELIN LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490129 ROCK EXPORT & IMPORT LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490965 KHUSHI FOODS LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09493372 DAZ CONSTRUCTION LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496537 ISIMPLE CARE LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497276 GEDIMINAS SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09503745 RAF BUILD SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09504218 SIGNS ART LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09504814 PEOPLE WHO CAN LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09505439 LITTLE BEANS COFFEE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09507545 LC OPEN SPACE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09509180 DEMOLITION SERVICES LONDON LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09509788 ACONITE LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09510909 MM PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511041 J & D GROUNDWORKS LONDON LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09516576 MARIA CARS LIMITED 28 Mar 2015