Hounslow, Greater London

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 308 companies were registered in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HounslowUK
    2010308101,492
    200926394,671
    % change17.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (865) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201078119111
    New companies in 20099170102
    % change-14.3%70.0%8.8%
    Record Year2006 (261)2006 (362)2006 (242)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 726 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HounslowUK
    201072687,705
    2009730159,401
    % change-0.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (730) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous September.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20105497575
    Closed companies in 200952299109
    % change-89.7%-2.0%428%
    Record Year2009 (522)2008 (100)2010 (575)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -418 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HounslowUK
    2010-41813,787
    2009-467-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (749) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20102422-464
    Net growth in 2009-431-29-7
    Record Year2006 (219)2006 (318)2006 (212)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hounslow
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-20.3%54.3%4.3%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.1%)2006 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    19.0% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.72%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANTS1.56%CONSULTING4.99%
    GLOBAL1.49%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.30%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING1.23%TRADING2.04%
    LONDON1.17%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    IT1.04%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS1.04%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    EUROPE1.04%BUSINESS1.80%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.04%MEDIA1.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%LONDON1.59%
    SYSTEMS0.84%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.84%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SOFTWARE0.78%CARE1.44%
    TRADERS0.71%J1.44%
    G0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%GLOBAL1.42%
    COLLEGE0.58%IT1.35%
    S0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BEAUTY0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    TECHNOLOGY0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.52%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    MARKETING0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied718202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10369,802
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply588,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities478,292
    9999 - Dormant Company4121,484
    7260 - Other computer related activities358,967
    9305 - Other service activities339,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities265,716
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,940
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering177,634
    62012 - Business and domestic software development162,548
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified167,767
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1425,053
    6024 - Freight transport by road142,771
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    5552 - Catering112,296
    4545 - Other building completion102,970
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult102,672

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361013 ALGERIAN RELIEF (GB) LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360908 QN-DIN LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360351 400 GENERAL TRADING (U.K.) LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359832 NISHAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07351929 JG MARKETING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351472 AL FURQAN EDUCATION TRUST 19 Aug 2010
    07350923 VENKAT KRANTHI TRADERS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350562 KENARK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348385 BOBBY OFF LICENCE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07348123 UK BRIGHT CAREER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347914 FARINA ENTERPRISE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347383 MAVEN ENTERPRISES UK LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07342814 MRW MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07333116 KAZADOR LONDON LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07360610 SHAJ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358907 TEMPLER LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07352681 SCULPT BEAUTY COSMETICS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07348870 ESTEEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346704 GATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07341783 AL-QALAM LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07334401 ALKANTI LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07332085 CHIRAG GADA TRADING LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07360967 SIDDHI LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358227 ASTON BROWN LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356705 ASTON MORGAN LIMITED 25 Aug 2010