Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 2014 when 22.0% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    A total of 488 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HounslowUK
    2014488150,722
    2013403134,802
    % change21.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014151160177
    New companies in 2013144135124
    % change4.9%18.5%42.7%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HounslowUK
    201422982,370
    201323777,914
    % change-3.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (4,586) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014677191
    Closed companies in 20131076268
    % change-37.4%14.5%34%
    Record Year2009 (819)2011 (4,438)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 259 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HounslowUK
    201425968,352
    201316656,888
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014848986
    Net growth in 2013377356
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hounslow
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-1.9%9.4%19.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 36.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 2014 when 22.0% of all directors were female.

    22.0% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    IT1.98%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.76%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    LONDON1.27%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSTRUCTION1.14%TRADING2.05%
    BUSINESS1.10%LONDON1.88%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.01%CARE1.79%
    GLOBAL0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%DESIGN1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.79%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADERS0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRADING0.75%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    LOGISTICS0.66%GLOBAL1.58%
    CLEANING0.62%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    BUILDING0.53%IT1.33%
    S0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SERVICE0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    FOOD0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    MARKETING0.44%M1.21%
    PRIVATE0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    CO0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,118280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24627,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9426,700
    62012 - Business and domestic software development759,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7212,813
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6837,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6356,411
    99999 - Dormant Company5747,084
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating373,708
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings346,559
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3218,491
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet259,358
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets255,988
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands227,300
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles213,177
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores193,558
    56290 - Other food services193,980
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing195,521
    49410 - Freight transport by road188,014

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08830854 NRR SOGOLS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08833771 SMITHBRO SURGICO LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08834425 ISLAMIC FUNERAL SPECIALISTS LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08838417 DIGITAL MUSK LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838673 SL DIAMOND COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840703 DISPLAY BLOCK LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08841620 BEAUTY ANGEL LONDON LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08850632 MV SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08851454 CHISWICK ELECTRICAL LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08856677 SETHI PARCEL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08858623 ARCH PROPERTIES LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08860872 STARSET LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08861426 STREET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864181 HUMBLE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08868032 SUCIULILI LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868369 UNIQUE ELITE SECURITY SERVICES LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08868431 FURTEAC LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08869561 ESG ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08834535 KG CRESCENDO LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08839599 WIDER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842483 111 DAUBENEY ROAD LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08844704 KOHINOOR PIZZA RESTAURANT LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08847449 JAIGLOBAL LOGISTICS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08847549 VERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08855849 GURKHA CENTRE FELTHAM LIMITED 22 Jan 2014