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
    08344496 XCHANGE POINT LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344690 WHAT SHE WANT LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08347894 T-GURUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08349389 GADHER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351569 AJAYAKSH LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352064 ANGLOPUNJAB LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08352887 MAHALAXMI REMITTANCE LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354320 HMS TECHNOLOIES LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08358713 T&M ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08360722 MEGA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362781 BRAINSOFT SOFTWARE PVT LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08366652 KARE PLUS WEST LONDON LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08368551 LODE CALLING CARDS LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08375073 JAI AMBE MAA LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08376133 COMMERCIAL & DOMESTIC APPLIANCES LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08376203 JB TRADERS LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376238 SAJAL CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08378248 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HUB UK LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08381741 METALLURGY SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382235 NOUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08353990 WITTY & HEALTHY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355543 HMV FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08359841 COMBINE SOCIAL MEDIA LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08369783 THE PEACHES HEALTH CARE LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08377100 SIXTH SENSE SECURITY INT LTD 28 Jan 2013