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
    08125801 DA SHI TANG LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127911 SOUVENIR TOURS AND TRAVEL LTD 03 Jul 2012
    OC376659 BHOGAL PARTNERS SOLICITORS LLP 05 Jul 2012
    08133960 PTF PRINT LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08145420 FOOTMAN EDUCATION LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146065 GMADE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149541 SAT MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08151191 HONEY IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152544 KLM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08154339 I C RAWAL UK LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155751 ANISOFT LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08156363 FETIX LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08159344 KRK ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159518 MMK LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08128642 SHHA LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08138491 CAMERON & CO ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140008 M-PRO SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08141623 EASY INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08147566 MMC GLOBAL TECH LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08150987 RENU CLOTHING PVT. LTD. 20 Jul 2012
    08152532 A ONE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08152580 CRYSTAL VALLEY LONDON LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08161674 SUJITKUMAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162316 MADE LONDON LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163028 DEVIKA CONVENIENCE LTD 31 Jul 2012