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
    09156707 MOHSIN'S HOUSE OF TREATS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09158317 CLARITECH SOLUTION LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09159390 EFINANCIAL CONNECT UK LTD. 04 Aug 2014
    09161309 CURRY LEAF LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161487 INTRAHORIZON LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162028 FLIGHTS & HOLIDAYS UK LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163223 SBM SOLICITORS (UK) LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09166227 CLARA MODE LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09167459 AMR SOLICITORS LONDON LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168618 PRODEXTRA SYSTEMS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170145 SO AND SO DESIGNERS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170865 ARORA DIGITAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171677 DIRECT AVENUES UK LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173829 BRENTFORD SECURITY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174268 MATRIX HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09176747 ZWANGU LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09179393 VISION CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09189283 ITAL-UK ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193557 CHILUKAS SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09196753 ALAMPATA LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09161796 AOC DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164631 QMEC COMMERCIALS LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09166894 VS27 LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09169409 TAN-ZAR LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09177624 MARBA CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Aug 2014