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Hounslow, Greater London

Q3 2011 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 349 companies were registered in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HounslowUK
    2011349114,512
    2010308101,492
    % change13.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (865) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201195147107
    New companies in 201078119111
    % change21.8%23.5%-3.6%
    Record Year2006 (261)2006 (362)2006 (242)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 75.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HounslowUK
    201117672,230
    201072687,705
    % change-75.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (730) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011615956
    Closed companies in 20105497575
    % change13.0%-39.2%-90%
    Record Year2009 (522)2008 (100)2010 (575)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 173 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HounslowUK
    201117342,282
    2010-41813,787
    Record Year 2006 (749) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011348851
    Net growth in 20102422-464
    Record Year2006 (219)2006 (318)2006 (212)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hounslow
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.4%0.3%
    % change11.5%3.9%-13.0%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.1%)2006 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 36.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    17.9% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON2.03%CONSULTING5.11%
    TECHNOLOGIES2.03%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.97%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    IT1.92%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING1.64%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS1.20%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION1.15%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    GLOBAL1.04%BUSINESS1.82%
    BUSINESS1.04%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.99%ENGINEERING1.74%
    S0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    SOFTWARE0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    EXPRESS0.71%LONDON1.63%
    MANAGEMENT0.71%J1.47%
    FOOD0.71%GLOBAL1.46%
    G0.66%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUILDING0.60%CARE1.42%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%IT1.38%
    SOLUTION0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTY0.60%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    EDUCATION0.55%M1.25%
    TRADERS0.55%ENERGY1.22%
    CAR0.55%TRAINING1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.55%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied809204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13065,177
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply718,345
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6710,137
    9999 - Dormant Company4822,587
    62090 - Other information technology service activities456,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities418,686
    9305 - Other service activities3910,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,018
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2115,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2029,245
    5530 - Restaurants195,640
    62012 - Business and domestic software development193,137
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,543
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating131,186
    86900 - Other human health activities124,019
    8042 - Adult and other education122,521
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult112,802

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07691897 ALIGHT INFO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07694817 MARAL LONDON LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07694854 ZENCOM LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697739 A1 LONDON TOURS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700059 WINIAR LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702621 GREATS CLUB 12 Jul 2011
    07703144 SIDDHANTH SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703722 TILE CITY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705875 KHAN TRAINING LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07708090 BROWNHUB LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709523 CEPURNA LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07711213 QUEENTANA TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713179 AURA HOSPITALITY LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07714468 SANVI LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715711 PS TELECOM LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07716536 ASCENT CAREERS LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07717602 HOUNSLOW GANESHOTSAV MANDAL LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07703734 MILES JOHNSTON MEDIA MJM LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07700101 ETHICAL VALUE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701479 E-SOFT TECHNOLOGIES(UK) LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07701707 SIA COUTURE LTD. 12 Jul 2011
    07703374 Y'S & P'S LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705112 SKY EYE IMAGES LTD. 14 Jul 2011
    07716022 IMS DRINKS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718460 SKYNET DYNAMICS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011