Hounslow, Greater London

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 510 companies were registered in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HounslowUK
    2015510161,156
    2014488150,722
    % change4.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2006 (1,056) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015163153194
    New companies in 2014151160177
    % change7.9%-4.4%9.6%
    Record Year2006 (260)2006 (519)2006 (277)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 279 companies were dissolved in Hounslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HounslowUK
    201527989,523
    201422982,370
    % change21.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (4,586) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201562104113
    Closed companies in 2014677191
    % change-7.5%46.5%24%
    Record Year2009 (819)2011 (4,438)2009 (201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hounslow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 231 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HounslowUK
    201523171,633
    201425968,352
    Record Year 2006 (931) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20151014981
    Net growth in 2014848986
    Record Year2006 (209)2006 (483)2006 (239)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Hounslow formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hounslow
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change5.9%-11.9%-0.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.8%)2006 (1.5%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 38.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hounslow was in 2014 when 22.0% of all directors were female.

    20.3% of all director appointments in Hounslow in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.69%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.50%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.39%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT1.27%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    GLOBAL1.20%CARE2.13%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRADERS1.01%LONDON1.91%
    HEALTHCARE0.86%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUSINESS0.67%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    S0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.64%CO.,1.58%
    ENTERPRISE0.64%J1.55%
    TRADING0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CARE0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    SERVICE0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    MEDIA0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    RPP0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    BUILDERS0.52%IT1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    CO0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,274288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities27530,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9643,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9529,218
    99999 - Dormant Company7349,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6958,522
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6012,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development509,651
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings447,797
    86900 - Other human health activities4213,990
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating394,256
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands348,607
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3219,098
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets276,557
    86101 - Hospital activities235,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2311,600
    49410 - Freight transport by road2312,485
    49320 - Taxi operation231,740
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2210,200
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing216,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416991 UKSIMS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09417163 V & U SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09417211 STAUNCH CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09421141 TUUR & MOR HOMEMADE GOODIES LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421491 ELITE TIME TRAVEL LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421638 EASY MOVES (RI) LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424284 BELCHEV LTD. 05 Feb 2015
    09431158 PROEXPOTEC LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09431280 BALTNET CLAIMS LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09435705 SHINE STORE LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09439119 SIVASUVI LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09442107 BIZLOGIC LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09446646 1ST OPTION REAL ESTATE CONSULTANCY LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09452713 WHOLESALESALWAR LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09454586 CAFE DIWALI LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09462741 SHOWCASE WEDDINGS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09419863 AD ASTRA LEARNING LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09423367 Y&D PRESTIGE TRADE LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09436347 SKYNET CHAUFFEURS LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09438788 CLAIMSTAR LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09447624 SOLI ANGELS UK LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450165 STACEY FLANNERY LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09461107 SUGAR DADDY FASHION LTD. 26 Feb 2015
    09461784 CLOUDIFY LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09462733 DEOL FASHION SOLUTION LIMITED 27 Feb 2015