London, Greater London
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 23,914 companies were registered in London during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) London UK 2010 23,914 105,137 2009 19,897 91,034 % change 20.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (30,967) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 6,991 7,334 9,589 New companies in 2009 6,044 6,232 7,621 % change 15.7% 17.7% 25.8% Record Year 2007 (8,406) 2007 (8,705) 2007 (13,856)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 18,003 companies were dissolved in London during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 30.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) London UK 2010 18,003 82,677 2009 25,771 108,060 % change -30.1% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (25,771) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 4,602 5,565 7,836 Closed companies in 2009 3,215 4,533 18,023 % change 43.1% 22.8% -57% Record Year 2007 (5,574) 2008 (6,497) 2009 (18,023)
Net Company Growth
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for London during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 5,911 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) London UK 2010 5,911 22,460 2009 -5,874 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (16,911) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 2,389 1,769 1,753 Net growth in 2009 2,829 1,699 -10,402 Record Year 1995 (3,284) 2007 (5,036) 2007 (9,043)
UK Company Share
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, London formed 22.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) London 2010 22.7% 2009 21.9% 2008 21.2% 2007 18.6% 2006 20.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (27.7%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 24.0% 22.1% 22.4% UK formation share in 2009 22.3% 21.9% 21.4% % change 7.3% 0.8% 4.5% Record Year 1989 (28.1%) 1999 (26.3%) 1999 (28.6%)
Director Age
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in London was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in London in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.62% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 3.18% CONSULTING 4.60% LONDON 2.52% CONSULTANCY 2.87% INTERNATIONAL 1.87% PROPERTY 2.50% TRADING 1.85% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CAPITAL 1.78% TRADING 1.93% INVEST 1.70% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 1.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 1.44% MEDIA 1.84% GLOBAL 1.41% BUSINESS 1.74% INVESTMENTS 1.41% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTY 1.30% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 1.19% ENGINEERING 1.54% GROUP 1.13% J 1.48% PARTNERS 1.11% LONDON 1.45% PRODUCTIONS 1.09% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DESIGN 1.04% GROUP 1.37% ASSOCIATES 1.03% GLOBAL 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.89% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.88% BUILDING 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% CARE 1.33% INVESTMENT 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.79% M 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.76% SYSTEMS 1.25% ROAD 0.76% S 1.23%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 65,326 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 16,206 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 6,617 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 5,594 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 4,292 17,003 7499 - Non-trading company 3,557 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 3,551 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 2,372 14,007 7260 - Other computer related activities 2,275 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 2,219 9,038 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 2,060 9,659 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 1,798 8,154 74990 - Non-trading company 1,780 8,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 1,679 9,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 1,488 9,325 7011 - Development & sell real estate 1,250 5,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 1,233 6,340 5530 - Restaurants 1,188 4,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 1,110 7,143 41100 - Development of building projects 1,014 4,513
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07209876 URBANPEACHPR LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07209487 STUDIO 71 LTD 31 Mar 2010 07208941 LIVING REPORTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07207607 AMANI MESSTON & CO LTD 30 Mar 2010 07206110 SPICE HUT ( MILE END ) LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07205880 DANK CATERING LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07204973 ABKPONU LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07204966 LONDON COMMERCE COLLEGE LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07203609 KALEEDO LTD 25 Mar 2010 07201816 DEPOLE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07200799 M & S BUILDING MAINTENANCE (UK) LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07199552 FC JB CO LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07199234 WELLMOST LTD 23 Mar 2010 07196477 DALEMANOR LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07196445 MARKWISE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07196302 MAX FASHION LTD 19 Mar 2010 07194531 CURE STUDIO LTD 18 Mar 2010 07194269 SEA EAGLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07192593 FC GG LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07191734 AGARWAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07191006 MS LONDON LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07190263 APEX CARTRIDGE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07188758 NEON & SIGNMAKERS.COM LTD 15 Mar 2010 07187637 LECATALYST LTD 12 Mar 2010 07186535 LION SISTERS LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
reports
Select a report from the list below: