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
    07140485 PREETIKA HAIR & BEAUTY SALON LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139152 BUZZ RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07138833 MY FUTURE CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07130929 BAA BAPUJI NI YAADGIRI LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129334 KHALSA DISCOUNT STORE LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128371 OZMEN CONSULTANCY LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07125534 MULTI-TECH CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125114 TAMIM MEDICAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124012 A1 BABY SUPPLIES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122420 ALI'S AUTOS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07122112 NEW ATLAS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07122062 DRJ ALBI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07121340 KINGSTON MOTORS LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07118989 JAS & MALGOSIA LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118446 SAFFRON (LONDON) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117604 DVMC DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117450 LAMPTON EXPRESS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07135969 SHEZAD MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07117443 BRIANTECHNOLOGY LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116036 IDOCTOR LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07140222 FORMULARY SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07139043 MAKEUP YOUR MIND LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137879 GOLDENGREEN LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07134799 PLANET INVEST LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07126530 F1 HIRE LIMITED 15 Jan 2010