Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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)

    A total of 296 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% 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)HounslowUK
    2010296105,137
    200922591,034
    % change31.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20108094122
    New companies in 2009628281
    % change29.0%14.6%50.6%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 87.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)HounslowUK
    201013682,677
    20091,106108,060
    % change-87.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010294859
    Closed companies in 200981986201
    % change-96.5%-44.2%-71%
    Record Year2009 (819)2009 (86)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 160 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HounslowUK
    201016022,460
    2009-881-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010514663
    Net growth in 2009-757-4-120
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Hounslow
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20061.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change19.7%-1.8%25.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 38.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% 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 Hounslow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    18.3% of all director appointments in Hounslow 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
    CONSULTANCY1.90%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    LONDON1.34%CONSULTING4.60%
    GLOBAL1.34%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.20%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS1.13%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    TRADING1.13%TRADING1.93%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.92%DESIGN1.91%
    IT0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    COLLEGE0.85%MEDIA1.84%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.77%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CLEANING0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTY0.70%J1.48%
    EUROPE0.63%LONDON1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.63%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.63%GROUP1.37%
    HEATHROW0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    SECURITY0.56%CARE1.33%
    WORLD0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    EXPRESS0.49%M1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    STAR0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied764228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9574,904
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply629,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities489,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities4710,331
    9999 - Dormant Company3119,948
    62090 - Other information technology service activities256,340
    9305 - Other service activities239,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering199,325
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1917,003
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    62012 - Business and domestic software development152,646
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1426,974
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult132,818
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    6024 - Freight transport by road123,665
    4545 - Other building completion103,346
    7011 - Development & sell real estate105,300

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07208899 FINANCIAL PARTNERS LONDON LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07208021 MAJA HAIRDRESSERS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07201372 HRK INFOTECH LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201020 LIBCOMPANY LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07200975 ADINATH LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07198861 FUSION HAIR & BEAUTY SALOON LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07197360 1ST CLASS TRAVEL LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195875 INGENUITY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07187994 ILOVE ENTERTAINMENTS LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07183026 REDDY SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07182514 LE VOGA LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181471 SCOTT SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07179525 FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CARE LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07175152 MORDECAI SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172330 PAPPATOIA LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07201340 BUSINESS BOOST SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201164 SMARTAX NETWORK LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07192609 SASYA SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07190320 MAYA TV LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07190054 AKULASAN LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07179195 QAPOOL.COM LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07174022 HIGH DEFINITION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07208965 FWE COMMUNICATION LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07208878 FWE EVENTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206739 ONE KNIGHTSBRIDGE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010