Hounslow, Greater London
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous October.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 1,486 companies were formed in Hounslow in 2012. This total is 10.2% higher than in 2011 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Hounslow UK 2012 1,486 491,893 2011 1,349 452,870 2010 1,143 400,358 2009 946 362,675 2008 784 349,203 Record Year 2005 (3,901) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 716 companies were formed in Hounslow. This figure is 9.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Hounslow occurred in 2005 when a total of 3,568 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hounslow UK 2012 716 238,743 2011 655 224,135 % change 9.3% 6.5% Record Year 2005 (3,568) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 345 companies were registered in Hounslow during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Hounslow UK 2012 345 119,875 2011 306 109,623 % change 12.7% 9.4% Record Year 2005 (3,435) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 138 117 90 New companies in 2011 111 117 78 % change 24.3% 0.0% 15.4% Record Year 2006 (275) 2005 (2,633) 2005 (740)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 815 companies were dissolved in Hounslow in 2012. This total is 84.2% lower than in 2011 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Hounslow UK 2012 815 293,728 2011 5,163 314,524 2010 1,273 342,233 2009 2,437 533,787 2008 404 237,873 Record Year 2011 (5,163) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 408 companies were dissolved in Hounslow. This figure is 5.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Hounslow occurred in 2009 when a total of 943 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hounslow UK 2012 408 145,934 2011 387 152,213 % change 5.4% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (943) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Hounslow UK 2012 196 70,026 2011 211 79,983 % change -7.1% -12.4% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Hounslow when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 101 52 43 Closed companies in 2011 42 106 63 % change 140.5% -50.9% -32% Record Year 2012 (101) 2011 (106) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 671 companies were added to the company register for Hounslow in 2012. This number represents growth of 49.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 4,485 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2005 when the Hounslow company register grew by 3,389 companies.
Year Hounslow UK 2012 671 198,165 2011 -3,814 138,346 2010 -130 58,125 2009 -1,491 -171,112 2008 380 111,330 Record Year 2005 (3,389) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Hounslow increased by 308 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hounslow UK 2012 308 92,809 2011 268 71,922 Record Year 2005 (3,303) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Hounslow during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 149 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Hounslow UK 2012 149 49,849 2011 95 29,640 Record Year 2005 (3,276) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 37 65 47 Net growth in 2011 69 11 15 Record Year 2006 (228) 2005 (2,549) 2005 (692)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when Hounslow was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year Hounslow 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Hounslow 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (2.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Hounslow 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (3.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 4.5% -4.9% 12.3% Record Year 2006 (0.8%) 2005 (7.5%) 2005 (3.0%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 37.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 37.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 37.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Hounslow was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Hounslow in 2012 was 10.3%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Hounslow was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
18.6% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
16.8% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage IT 2.06% CONSULTING 5.15% CONSULTING 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LONDON 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.31% MANAGEMENT 1.37% PROPERTY 2.40% TRADING 1.28% TRADING 2.03% CONSULTANCY 1.28% DESIGN 1.86% TECH 1.23% ASSOCIATES 1.82% TECHNOLOGIES 1.18% ENGINEERING 1.79% CONSULTANTS 1.08% BUSINESS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.98% CONSULTANTS 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENTERPRISES 0.83% LONDON 1.69% GLOBAL 0.74% MEDIA 1.69% SYSTEMS 0.74% GLOBAL 1.59% FOODS 0.69% J 1.57% MARKETING 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRADERS 0.64% IT 1.43% FOOD 0.64% CARE 1.39% S 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOUNSLOW 0.64% M 1.26% PVT 0.64% BUILDING 1.23% ASK 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.21% G 0.54% TRAINING 1.18% CARS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.17% ASSOCIATES 0.49% SECURITY 1.17%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 973 236,139 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 200 23,256 62090 - Other information technology service activities 77 12,291 62012 - Business and domestic software development 74 7,446 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 69 22,058 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 52,427 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 30,396 99999 - Dormant Company 39 40,648 7487 - Other business activities 31 10,703 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 26 2,758 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 15,572 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 4,882 86900 - Other human health activities 20 7,866 56290 - Other food services 19 2,833 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,177 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 6,400 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 6,971 74990 - Non-trading company 15 13,808 85600 - Educational support services 14 2,590 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 5,165
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08234623 EXELLA LTD 01 Oct 2012 08234748 GOODWIN SYSTEMS LTD 01 Oct 2012 08235098 STANLEY CONSORTIUM LIMITED 01 Oct 2012 08235370 MYANMAR UK ALLIANCE LIMITED 01 Oct 2012 08236623 ABLE RENEWABLES LTD 02 Oct 2012 08236766 SHARP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD. 02 Oct 2012 08238258 3RD NOVEMBER LIMITED 03 Oct 2012 08239484 LCR SUPERMARKET LTD 04 Oct 2012 08243280 FASTMT LIMITED 08 Oct 2012 08246126 ARR HOSSAIN LIMITED 09 Oct 2012 08247451 DAVID IT CONTRACTOR LTD 10 Oct 2012 08247651 NANDY GAMES CENTRE LTD 10 Oct 2012 08254021 SMART DRIVING SCHOOL LTD 15 Oct 2012 08254097 SOLO MAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Oct 2012 08257325 HOME XPRESS LIMITED 17 Oct 2012 08259286 ITMATTERS CONSULATANCY LIMITED 18 Oct 2012 08260531 TOPA-ONE LTD 19 Oct 2012 08261838 NAREN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Oct 2012 08264181 PERI PERI HOUNSLOW LTD 23 Oct 2012 08265189 AHEM (UK) LIMITED 23 Oct 2012 08234323 EURO PARKING (UK) LIMITED 01 Oct 2012 08235371 LACITO COMPANY LIMITED 01 Oct 2012 08240376 A&G GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED 04 Oct 2012 08248920 PIUSH FOOD LIMITED 11 Oct 2012 08260405 SENSE AND LOGIC LAB LTD 19 Oct 2012
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