London, Greater London
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 28,025 companies were registered in London during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) London UK 2011 28,025 114,512 2010 24,139 101,492 % change 16.1% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (28,025) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 9,251 9,212 9,562 New companies in 2010 8,094 7,738 8,307 % change 14.3% 19.0% 15.1% Record Year 2011 (9,251) 2011 (9,212) 2011 (9,562)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 17,013 companies were dissolved in London during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) London UK 2011 17,013 72,230 2010 18,925 87,705 % change -10.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (27,313) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 5,492 6,232 5,289 Closed companies in 2010 5,596 7,219 6,110 % change -1.9% -13.7% -13% Record Year 2002 (6,179) 2008 (12,696) 2009 (13,861)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for London during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 11,012 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) London UK 2011 11,012 42,282 2010 5,214 13,787 Record Year 2011 (11,012) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 3,759 2,980 4,273 Net growth in 2010 2,498 519 2,197 Record Year 2008 (4,846) 1995 (3,039) 2011 (4,273)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, London formed 24.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) London 2011 24.5% 2010 23.8% 2009 22.9% 2008 22.0% 2007 22.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (27.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 24.9% 24.0% 24.6% UK formation share in 2010 23.8% 23.9% 23.6% % change 4.6% 0.2% 4.0% Record Year 2001 (27.3%) 1998 (27.1%) 1969 (27.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in London was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in London in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.93% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 3.04% MANAGEMENT 4.75% LONDON 2.66% CONSULTANCY 3.19% TRADING 1.92% PROPERTY 2.41% GLOBAL 1.66% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 1.65% DESIGN 1.94% INVEST 1.62% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CAPITAL 1.61% BUSINESS 1.82% MEDIA 1.53% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ENGINEERING 1.74% INVESTMENTS 1.39% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTY 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 1.22% LONDON 1.63% PRODUCTIONS 1.16% J 1.47% DESIGN 1.04% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 1.02% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.96% CARE 1.42% PARTNERS 0.94% IT 1.38% INVESTMENT 0.92% BUILDING 1.30% GROUP 0.91% PROPERTIES 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.88% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CO., 0.87% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% ENERGY 1.22% SECURITY 0.78% TRAINING 1.21% IT 0.77% S 1.21%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 58,343 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 16,243 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 7,882 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 7,171 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 5,808 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 3,253 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 2,915 15,760 9305 - Other service activities 2,737 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 2,564 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 2,470 10,018 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 2,142 10,137 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 1,986 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 1,848 8,686 74990 - Non-trading company 1,795 8,064 62090 - Other information technology service activities 1,382 6,798 5530 - Restaurants 1,379 5,640 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 1,259 7,551 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 906 2,625 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 878 6,321 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 764 3,614
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07690330 MARINECLASS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011 07691887 ARAFA LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691995 KPR (LONDON) LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692254 HOT WOK FOOD LTD 04 Jul 2011 07692496 BRIGHT LINEN & LAUNDRY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692768 VERONIKA CLEANING LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07693682 EMERALD RESTAURANT LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07693759 GLOBAL INTRADE LTD 05 Jul 2011 07695569 MONEY REPUBLIC LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07695669 AJX - PROJECTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07695672 AIX - INVESTMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07698653 THAI THAI RESTAURANT LIMITED 08 Jul 2011 07705980 PUBLIC CAFE LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07708307 I T SCREW LTD 18 Jul 2011 07708953 K J D QUALITY ENGINEERING LTD 18 Jul 2011 07710524 CURRY EXPRESS (KENT) LTD 19 Jul 2011 07711788 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ICT AND RESEARCH (UK) LTD 20 Jul 2011 07712800 FUNKY ASIA LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07713436 BENLEYS LTD 21 Jul 2011 07715278 AL-HARAMAIN LTD 22 Jul 2011 07715392 NEW CITY EATERY LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07716472 HOS LONDON LTD 25 Jul 2011 07717091 WELLESBOURNE DISTRIBUTION PARK GP LIMITED 25 Jul 2011 07718772 THE SHEBA PROJECT LTD 26 Jul 2011 07719091 THAMES CHAUFFEUR LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
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