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Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 381 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HounslowUK
    2012381131,491
    2011371116,391
    % change2.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012121117143
    New companies in 2011129111131
    % change-6.2%5.4%9.2%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 181 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 96.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HounslowUK
    201218167,576
    20114,58690,987
    % change-96.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (4,586) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012655858
    Closed companies in 2011764,43872
    % change-14.5%-98.7%-19%
    Record Year2009 (819)2011 (4,438)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 200 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HounslowUK
    201220063,915
    2011-4,21525,404
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012565985
    Net growth in 201153-4,32759
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Hounslow
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-19.6%-9.8%2.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 37.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    16.0% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TECHNOLOGIES2.21%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.90%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    IT1.85%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.59%PROPERTY2.37%
    LONDON1.34%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.29%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION1.03%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GLOBAL0.98%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUSINESS0.87%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRADING0.82%BUSINESS1.73%
    FOOD0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    INFOTECH0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.62%LONDON1.66%
    MANAGEMENT0.62%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADERS0.57%GLOBAL1.50%
    G0.57%IT1.40%
    CAR0.51%CARE1.34%
    BEAUTY0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SOFTWARE0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.51%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    HOUNSLOW0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    TECH0.46%S1.20%
    BUILDING0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied881216,665
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11514,303
    7487 - Other business activities11352,735
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply626,934
    62090 - Other information technology service activities458,145
    9999 - Dormant Company4018,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3913,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development374,356
    9305 - Other service activities358,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities307,154
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3035,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    99999 - Dormant Company2325,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,113
    5530 - Restaurants184,633
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating161,626
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings133,052
    7499 - Non-trading company139,102
    86900 - Other human health activities135,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932884 FRESH COOK LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07937683 DEEP CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939022 STENNECK SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07939238 NISHAN ENTERPRISES LANKA LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941610 SUMAN BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943017 MEKSOFT SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945187 BEATRIZ ESTATE AGENTS AND SURVEYORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947180 BAMBI OVERSEAS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07947351 ZAN AND COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949241 BLUE FEATHER TRADING LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950965 ARK IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952985 TALHA MOTORS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07956135 JIND LOW PRICE CARS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957373 TOP 3 UK LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07965771 RUDRA COACHING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967172 NKB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07967800 PAS WEERA COMPANY LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07968097 MERCY FOREVER LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07968520 ROTIWRAPZ.COM LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07939595 INTERTHINX LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07949351 BULLSEYE RECRUITMENT (UK) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07960016 IGP RECRUITMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07961600 GANESH BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965889 TOUCH BASE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07969148 JP LEGAL CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Feb 2012