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Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company closures in Hounslow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 was a record month for company closures in Hounslow when compared to any month in history.

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 2011)

    A total of 371 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HounslowUK
    2011371116,391
    2010296105,137
    % change25.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011129111131
    New companies in 20108094122
    % change61.3%18.1%7.4%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company closures in Hounslow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 4,586 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 3,272.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HounslowUK
    20114,58690,986
    201013682,677
    % change3,272.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (4,586) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous February.

    February 2011 was a record month for company closures in Hounslow when compared to any month in history.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011764,43872
    Closed companies in 2010294859
    % change162.1%9,145.8%22%
    Record Year2009 (819)2011 (4,438)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -4,215 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HounslowUK
    2011-4,21525,405
    201016022,460
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201153-4,32759
    Net growth in 2010514663
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hounslow
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change39.1%3.9%2.4%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 37.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    19.1% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.28%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.80%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    LONDON1.74%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    IT1.56%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANTS1.44%TRADING2.10%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.44%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOBAL1.38%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS1.26%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING1.14%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOFTWARE0.84%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.84%ENGINEERING1.61%
    SYSTEMS0.78%LONDON1.60%
    S0.78%CARE1.45%
    TRADERS0.78%J1.45%
    EXPRESS0.78%GLOBAL1.44%
    G0.72%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EDUCATION0.66%IT1.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EUROPE0.60%BUILDING1.34%
    SOLUTION0.60%M1.30%
    CAR0.60%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROPERTY0.54%S1.24%
    TECH0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    COLLEGE0.54%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied752202,798
    7487 - Other business activities10260,968
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6610,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply477,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities436,996
    9999 - Dormant Company3819,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities367,789
    9305 - Other service activities308,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2316,150
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,085
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2030,253
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,916
    62012 - Business and domestic software development183,168
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,336
    6024 - Freight transport by road132,299
    86900 - Other human health activities124,092
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating121,193
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,183
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings102,290

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07544814 ZICO CARE LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07542572 ZACH LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07537478 TCAA SOFTWARE LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535682 AR DIRECT LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534848 SANGA INFOTEC LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07533732 JBB CARS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07532784 BHRAMPUTRA PVT LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07528990 GRAPE TECH SOLUTION UK LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07523979 PRIME BI SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07523623 PROMONTAGE LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07523071 WEBPACK LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522571 SILVERCREST COMMODITIES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518848 MANY THOUGHTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07513802 BAL TRANSLATIONS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513767 VENGREEN SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    OC361655 SBM SOLICITORS LLP 08 Feb 2011
    07543762 ARTMOVE EUROPE LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07531268 MIDRANGE SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528774 MAYA ESTATES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528071 GOVINDPREM CONSULTANCY UK LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07523349 KAYALAN LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07543524 PROCUTECH LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542756 APA BUILDERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541279 KAI & ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07536544 QUANTUM SHOPFRONT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011