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
    08919018 UNI BUSINESS SOLUTION UK LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08919760 MOSCALU G LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08919954 GURALIUC APOPEI LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921687 STREAMLINE INFOTECH UK LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922076 SOWMYA GARMENTS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08929678 SJK ANALYSTS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08930394 GREATER HEIGHTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931816 B2V LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08935220 HAPPY FLIGHTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08944806 VOHRA ESSENTIALS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08947025 CAREFORME SOLUTION LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08952172 TANGERINE LONDON LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953428 ANANYA NETWORKS LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08954643 VIS-A-VIS TRADING LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08958925 KLEOPATRA BEAUTY LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959225 CRETU A LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08960527 YKCUL LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08964404 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965955 PAPA'S CHICKEN & PIZZA LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08966351 YUGA IT & HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08968307 OPTRA IT CONTRACTORS LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08920687 SONIAPOULTON.COM LTD. 04 Mar 2014
    08924143 JUDGE LAW CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08936156 BUSINESS INTELLIGENT EXPERTISE LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08936379 LTS INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Mar 2014