Hayes, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hayes when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hayes when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hayes when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hayes when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 317 companies were registered in Hayes during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally 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)HayesUK
    2014317150,722
    2013286134,802
    % change10.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (317) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous March.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hayes when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201411110898
    New companies in 20138011294
    % change38.8%-3.6%4.3%
    Record Year2014 (111)2013 (112)2014 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Hayes during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well 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)HayesUK
    201415482,370
    201316677,914
    % change-7.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (166) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hayes when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014405757
    Closed companies in 2013803947
    % change-50.0%46.2%21%
    Record Year2013 (80)2014 (57)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Hayes during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 163 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HayesUK
    201416368,352
    201312056,888
    Record Year 2014 (163) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hayes when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014715141
    Net growth in 201307347
    Record Year2014 (71)2013 (73)2012 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Hayes formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hayes
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change29.8%-11.0%-13.0%
    Record Year2014 (0.2%)2013 (0.3%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 39.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hayes was in 2013 when 25.0% of all directors were female.

    21.0% of all director appointments in Hayes 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON2.09%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSTRUCTION1.80%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    FOOD1.26%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    GLOBAL1.26%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENTERPRISES1.14%TRADING2.05%
    INVESTMENTS1.14%LONDON1.88%
    TRADING1.14%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE1.08%CARE1.79%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTING1.02%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.96%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%PROPERTIES1.60%
    WINE0.78%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.72%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.66%J1.48%
    IT0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    FOODS0.54%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.54%IT1.33%
    EDWARDIAN0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CARS0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENGINEERING0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    S0.48%M1.21%
    BUILDERS0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    STAR0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied777280,210
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8526,700
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating753,708
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6327,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5056,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4247,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4137,882
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings266,559
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores213,066
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores203,558
    49410 - Freight transport by road198,014
    86900 - Other human health activities1710,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,155
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities172,747
    49320 - Taxi operation161,649
    56290 - Other food services153,980
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands157,300

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08924623 JUBBALAND DIASPORA FORUM 05 Mar 2014
    08934819 EURO SKAFFORM HIRE AND SALES LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08935071 COMMAND IT LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08938699 TYNTESFIELD LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08939424 JTP PROPERTIES LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08942328 KSOFT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942441 THE VIP STUDIO LONDON LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945974 HARLINGTON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY 19 Mar 2014
    08947653 THE ANTS - PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08950624 BERKELEY PRIVATE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08958502 MADAN ENTERPRISES LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08960814 WESTERN TRADERS UK LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08962689 M SHA (UK) LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08918978 EMPIRE TEXTILES (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08919615 PIPE DREAMS (UK) LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920131 J SPRAGGON LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920756 KAMBOJ PARTNERSHIP LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922100 ALA KAYFAK LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08927850 SATURN JOBS LTD. 07 Mar 2014
    08938649 AKSHAY INVESTMENTS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940023 STEVE ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08946188 LONDOPA LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948507 IM COLOUR SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08950621 TRAVEL STORE (UK) LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08957398 MZANTSI LIMITED 25 Mar 2014