Hounslow, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 371 companies were registered in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HounslowUK
    2012371118,868
    2011349114,512
    % change6.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (865) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012120133118
    New companies in 201195147107
    % change26.3%-9.5%10.3%
    Record Year2006 (261)2006 (362)2006 (242)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 210 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HounslowUK
    201221074,772
    201117672,230
    % change19.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (730) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012757659
    Closed companies in 2011615956
    % change23.0%28.8%5%
    Record Year2009 (522)2008 (100)2010 (575)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 161 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HounslowUK
    201216144,096
    201117342,282
    Record Year 2006 (749) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012455759
    Net growth in 2011348851
    Record Year2006 (219)2006 (318)2006 (212)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hounslow
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change13.4%-8.8%9.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.1%)2006 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 35.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    19.6% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    IT1.92%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.58%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.58%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    LONDON1.53%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS1.28%DESIGN1.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRADING1.13%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.99%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%BUSINESS1.72%
    TECH0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MARKETING0.84%MEDIA1.67%
    ENTERPRISES0.79%LONDON1.67%
    FOOD0.74%J1.55%
    GLOBAL0.74%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRADERS0.69%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ASK0.64%IT1.43%
    J0.64%PROPERTIES1.34%
    INFOTECH0.59%CARE1.32%
    FOODS0.59%M1.27%
    CAR0.59%BUILDING1.22%
    HOUNSLOW0.59%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CENTRE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%S1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.54%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,212331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11114,774
    7487 - Other business activities8735,545
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply524,997
    62090 - Other information technology service activities507,869
    62012 - Business and domestic software development404,584
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3813,716
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3433,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2619,425
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities254,979
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,035
    9305 - Other service activities226,142
    5530 - Restaurants173,142
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings163,086
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating151,680
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    74990 - Non-trading company149,203
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities134,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08163793 ZIN INFOSYSTEMS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165516 SHAMSA REIKI CENTRE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166481 WEST COTE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08169657 JS FOODS (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08171234 PROCHE LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08172011 PINNACLE WEB DESIGN LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173842 SV LEGAL SERVICES LTD. 09 Aug 2012
    08175841 SMART BARGINS LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08177403 ORIX SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08181304 KRTI LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08182794 ASHOVAN4778 LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08185375 LOPES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185434 TRUEWORK LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186620 SHISHA6 LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08188372 THE ASSAY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188635 AKBAR SECURITY LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08190311 SUDGAN (UK) LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08193222 BRIDGECURRENCIES UK LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193889 LEFA COACHING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196165 ZEUS ADVERTISING LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08176354 OLI CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179218 JRP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180044 IPARK SECURE LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180378 AMPLE BPO LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08182740 COOKIES N CREAMS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012