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
    09371667 STUDIOVII LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09381786 CASE.J LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382301 ARTEMIDE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383049 KLEBS SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385163 HASSIUM LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386357 SOM CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09386712 MAISON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LTD. 13 Jan 2015
    09388060 HOT BREAD LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09388915 SAS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389487 KG PATH LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09390823 RICHARD COOPER 65 LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09391095 GURU KIRPA TRADERS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09392243 FIERY TIGER LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394233 EDI.ELECTRICS & M.EDEK LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09394516 BUILTEX LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395524 AUDREY HYLTON LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09398823 RZ BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09400874 MAENDELEO SERVICES 22 Jan 2015
    09402530 GLOB TRANS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403487 GWIDON CUSTOM GARAGE LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09403647 3D EFFECTS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09408424 PML PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09408486 MALEXADI TRADE LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09410193 FAST PERFORMANCE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09410715 SECRET EDEN BEAUTY LTD 28 Jan 2015