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
    09198554 DAMASK CLEANING LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09198808 OVERSEAS TRADE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09203193 SINGHAL UK LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09207722 MOHINA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09211186 T & K TAX SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213489 AM CAR SALES LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09215567 SQN MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09215647 PRADYUNN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09225232 POSTROOM123 LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09231630 HOUNSLOW CATERING LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09234918 LONDON HEATHROW SERVICES LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09235970 AMIGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09236862 THE GOOD RUBBISH COMPANY LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09239040 STONEWOOD HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09241579 FINCOM CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09241816 AZAD KABADDI CLUB HOUNSLOW EAST LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09241892 DIANA GRILL LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09242033 UNIQUE FORECOURTS LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09199998 FRANKS CONSULTANT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09207990 LONDON EMPIRE CONSTRUCTION LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09215529 SANTA MARIA MEDIX LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09217325 PREMIUM LONDON HOUSING LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09228141 ULTRA PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229825 ONGROUND LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09239752 MAGARI PARTNERS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014