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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
    07509390 LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07507358 ASCENDANT COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504884 ABPD PRODUCTIONS UK LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504441 MARK ONE TRAVEL (HOUNSLOW) LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504055 SWEET ART LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503890 NITSS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502431 ICETECH WAVE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07499584 CLICK 4 FLIGHTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496997 YOUNG SOLVERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494667 NETPOINTERS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07491476 LAZY COOKING LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490232 FNODE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488542 MIDDLESEX ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07482387 VIRNIX (UK) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482006 QUANTUM ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07510853 HYGENE HI-TECH SERVICES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509031 RIGHTSHIFT LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07504069 GLOBAL INNOVATIVE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500145 DR IT CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07495899 AAMODA LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494665 DIME LOGISTICS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07491853 AUTOMANIA COMMERCIALS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486937 LONDON CAREER FAIR LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486506 99P FOOD COURT LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07485191 SPT (LHR) LIMITED 07 Jan 2011