Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 403 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HounslowUK
    2013403134,802
    2012381131,491
    % change5.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013144135124
    New companies in 2012121117143
    % change19.0%15.4%-13.3%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 237 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HounslowUK
    201323777,914
    201218167,576
    % change30.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (4,586) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131076268
    Closed companies in 2012655858
    % change64.6%6.9%17%
    Record Year2009 (819)2011 (4,438)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 166 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HounslowUK
    201316656,888
    201220063,915
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013377356
    Net growth in 2012565985
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Hounslow
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change6.7%14.5%-10.4%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 40.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 2011 when 20.6% of all directors were female.

    19.4% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    IT2.11%CONSULTING5.18%
    LONDON1.67%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING1.32%DESIGN1.79%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.18%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TECH1.18%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUSINESS1.08%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ENTERPRISES0.98%LONDON1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PVT0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    GLOBAL0.83%MEDIA1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.83%GLOBAL1.57%
    SOFTWARE0.78%J1.56%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%CARE1.46%
    TRADERS0.74%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FOOD0.69%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FOODS0.64%M1.25%
    CARS0.64%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDIA0.59%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ASK0.59%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARKETING0.59%TRAINING1.17%
    INFOTECH0.54%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,010249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities21724,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8423,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8112,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development788,099
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6554,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5332,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4543,384
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating262,989
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings255,372
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2416,448
    7487 - Other business activities227,556
    56290 - Other food services203,148
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities186,591
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment185,248
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores173,226
    56101 - Licensed restaurants176,894
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet177,199
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands165,629

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08429209 DYNAMIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08432113 PRISTINE CAR HIRE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08437181 TDI PARKER LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437457 BUSINESS WITHOUT BORDERS LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08446335 MAKA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08447527 RPSS SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08450627 CKR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08454194 MILAN SHAHEER LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455485 AJM SOFTWARE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08462671 RELIANCE HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08464068 SSP SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08465337 TRIGON MEDIA LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466734 VNR ENTERPRISE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08425784 TRENCON SHIPPING & CHARTERING LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08433803 KUBE HOMES RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436157 PPRESTO MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08439112 SANAM FOOD & WINE LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08457262 AD POLISH FOODS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458784 LAWAL VENTURES LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08429022 SAINI WEB STORES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429877 SAHOTA HAULAGE LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430290 BEVYPAY LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430331 FRESH DOMINICAN VEG LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08433383 HOME ELEARN LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434468 P&R RESTAURANT LTD 07 Mar 2013