Hayes, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Hayes when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hayes 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 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Hayes during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 39.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HayesUK
    2010179105,137
    200912891,034
    % change39.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Hayes when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010485477
    New companies in 2009373853
    % change29.7%42.1%45.3%
    Record Year2006 (53)2007 (55)2010 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Hayes during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HayesUK
    201012582,677
    2009158108,060
    % change-20.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (158) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hayes when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010384146
    Closed companies in 20091826114
    % change111.1%57.7%-60%
    Record Year2006 (44)2010 (41)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Hayes during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 54 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HayesUK
    20105422,460
    2009-30-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010101331
    Net growth in 20091912-61
    Record Year2009 (19)2007 (35)2008 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Hayes formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Hayes
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.4%21.7%20.7%
    Record Year1977 (0.2%)1963 (0.4%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 39.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hayes was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.3% of all director appointments in Hayes in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.48%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    PROPERTY1.21%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSTRUCTION1.11%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.02%PROPERTY2.50%
    CARE0.93%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    EXPRESS0.93%TRADING1.93%
    FOOD0.83%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%MEDIA1.84%
    SECURITY0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.74%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    M0.74%ENGINEERING1.54%
    S0.74%J1.48%
    TRADING0.65%LONDON1.45%
    BUILDING0.65%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    IT0.65%GROUP1.37%
    FOODS0.65%GLOBAL1.35%
    BEAUTY0.65%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    FINANCIAL0.56%CARE1.33%
    WORLDWIDE0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    COLLEGE0.56%M1.28%
    HEATHROW0.56%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HOME0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied453228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7874,904
    9999 - Dormant Company2319,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities2110,331
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified218,154
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities179,943
    99999 - Dormant Company1513,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply159,659
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1114,007
    5211 - Retail in non-specialised stores holding an alcohol licence, with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, not elsewhere classified10988
    7499 - Non-trading company1015,398
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified926,974
    4545 - Other building completion93,346
    5530 - Restaurants84,798
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340
    7210 - Hardware consultancy71,327
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,973
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale61,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07141280 N&A GHOTRA TRANSPORT LIMITED 31 Jan 2010
    07132004 NA MARKETING SOLUTIONS(UK) LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131461 UK FINE FURNITURE LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129870 BOXVISUAL LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128322 DD TUNES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07123903 ASIA PACIFIC COURIERS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123821 LOOSE INK LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07123599 EMAL EXPRESS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122594 EUK LEFT HAND DRIVE CENTRE LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07116882 SAMANTAR COMPANY LTD 05 Jan 2010
    OC351897 CHEQUERS PROPERTY LLP 30 Jan 2010
    07141054 METRO PRODUCTS LTD 30 Jan 2010
    07140688 CHEMICAL RECRUITMENT (UK) LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07140168 NATURE ENERGY LONDON LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139119 SYNO SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137764 ALINA KITCHENS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07131761 FAKING IT MOBILE LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07127861 BOLA-BELA LIMITED 17 Jan 2010
    07123203 GENXSOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07122729 PARADISE CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07121954 DENTAL WORX ORAL CARE LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07121023 UPEX EXPRESS EUROPE LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07115189 FONE TECHNICIANS (UK) LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115060 HEXAGON ARTS LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07137342 AKASH (TWICKENHAM) LIMITED 26 Jan 2010