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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
    07896151 BEAVERS FARM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07897398 QVENSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07898312 RAKESH TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07903280 LLOYDS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07907790 NEHA ENTERPRISE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908669 EFEWEN NEW GENERATION COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911577 SHIVANJI TRADING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07920943 K.D BUILDERS AND TRADERS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07921898 BEAUTY BOX ENGLAND LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922532 DREAMS AND ACTIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07924467 FUTUREGLAD LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07926713 LIQD LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927095 PP TIFFIN LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927720 INTEGRATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07928008 SAPTA LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07928738 MINDVISION CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07929812 ISHERVON LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07902452 AVG GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904538 MASTER TECHNOSOFT LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07915733 EVM MARKETING LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07921505 J K GORAE LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07924690 AAA ESTATES LTD. 26 Jan 2012
    07926538 VONMEK ENGINEERING UK LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07895683 M&B CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07899243 ORIGINAL SPICE GRILL LIMITED 05 Jan 2012