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
    08873981 JAG FOOD AND WINE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08876761 HARRAT LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08882470 WARMLINE BUSINESS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883248 KAUR TUTORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883708 PP CURRY TIFFIN LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885100 TECHQUITY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08889279 ANJALI REGO LTD. 12 Feb 2014
    08893278 VMU PROPERTY MANGEMENT LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08899325 VENTURE NETWORK CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08900993 KEEFA MEDICAL LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08900995 KEEFA FOR SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08903176 SEVENSEAS VEG LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903808 HOUNSLOW KEBAB LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08903880 TECHINFO SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904867 INSTA CARE LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08905946 EZEEBIZ LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08906528 4 TUTIS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08906694 FAMILY ZONE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08910573 HANSHIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911263 RISE EXPRESS LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08914656 STATISTICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08914935 DARJA SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916134 ART TECH PLUS LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08875997 MITTAPALLY CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08888125 R&R TRANS LTD 12 Feb 2014