Hounslow, Greater London

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 505 companies were registered in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HounslowUK
    2014505143,414
    2013432132,684
    % change16.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2006 (865) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014180163162
    New companies in 2013137139156
    % change31.4%17.3%3.8%
    Record Year2006 (261)2006 (362)2006 (242)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 295 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HounslowUK
    2014295101,670
    201325286,170
    % change17.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (730) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201411868109
    Closed companies in 2013857988
    % change38.8%-13.9%24%
    Record Year2009 (522)2008 (100)2010 (575)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 210 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HounslowUK
    201421041,744
    201318046,514
    Record Year 2006 (749) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014629553
    Net growth in 2013526068
    Record Year2006 (219)2006 (318)2006 (212)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Hounslow formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Hounslow
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change19.4%11.8%-4.7%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.1%)2006 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 38.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 2013 when 20.7% of all directors were female.

    19.6% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.77%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.73%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    LONDON1.61%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%PROPERTY2.62%
    IT1.30%ENGINEERING2.07%
    GLOBAL1.18%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%TRADING2.00%
    TECHNOLOGIES1.02%LONDON1.95%
    BUSINESS0.86%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%TRANSPORT1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.83%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.79%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    S0.75%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADERS0.67%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADING0.67%J1.53%
    BUILDING0.59%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    MARKETING0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PVT0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%MEDIA1.38%
    CO0.47%CO.,1.36%
    SERVICE0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ENTERPRISE0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    LOGISTICS0.43%IT1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,154278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities26629,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9828,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8040,717
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6712,795
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6657,264
    99999 - Dormant Company5748,286
    62012 - Business and domestic software development549,675
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating393,969
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings357,151
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3318,890
    86900 - Other human health activities2711,807
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands257,917
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet249,914
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets226,327
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified225,940
    56290 - Other food services204,392
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores203,702
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles193,397
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis195,749

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09114421 GMS HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116059 NW BUILDING LONDON LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09116295 PRIME VIEW RESIDENTIAL LTD LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09119549 COSMIN CONSTRUCTION LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09119993 GLAMOUR VEHICLES LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09120014 VIVEKS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09125127 SERAGE U.K. LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127018 EXCEL SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09128384 SHOPPING MART LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09128543 FNF CATERING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131713 HERNANDEZ BARRIOS JOSE 1265 LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132657 SKY ROZH LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133769 PINNACLE SNV LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09134886 RALUCA DORINA LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09137785 CEDAR OF LEBANON LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09138204 A2MAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09140658 TODAY'S ENTERPRISE LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141790 HM PAYROLL BUREAU LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09143594 MKM INFOTECH LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09145260 SIMPLE FURNITURE UK LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09145799 BAHAROV SERVICES LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09147090 VENDSETTER LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09147737 SHAKAYLEX LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09153854 GM ACCESSORIES LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09154910 MAC AND CO ACCOUNTANTS LTD 31 Jul 2014