London, Greater London
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 30,039 companies were registered in London during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) London UK 2012 30,039 118,868 2011 28,025 114,512 % change 7.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (30,039) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in London when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 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 2012 10,877 9,317 9,845 New companies in 2011 9,251 9,212 9,562 % change 17.6% 1.1% 3.0% Record Year 2012 (10,877) 2012 (9,317) 2012 (9,845)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 17,011 companies were dissolved in London during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) London UK 2012 17,011 74,772 2011 17,013 72,230 % change 0.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (27,313) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 6,083 6,096 4,832 Closed companies in 2011 5,492 6,232 5,289 % change 10.8% -2.2% -9% Record Year 2002 (6,179) 2008 (12,696) 2009 (13,861)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 13,028 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) London UK 2012 13,028 44,096 2011 11,012 42,282 Record Year 2012 (13,028) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in London when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 4,794 3,221 5,013 Net growth in 2011 3,759 2,980 4,273 Record Year 2008 (4,846) 2012 (3,221) 2012 (5,013)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, London formed 25.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) London 2012 25.3% 2011 24.5% 2010 23.8% 2009 22.9% 2008 22.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (27.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 26.3% 24.4% 25.0% UK formation share in 2011 24.9% 24.0% 24.6% % change 5.6% 1.9% 1.8% Record Year 2001 (27.3%) 1998 (27.1%) 1969 (27.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in London was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in London in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.69% CONSULTING 5.05% LONDON 2.75% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.72% CONSULTANCY 3.28% TRADING 2.02% PROPERTY 2.35% GLOBAL 1.64% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 1.63% DESIGN 1.87% CO., 1.52% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 1.48% ENGINEERING 1.83% CAPITAL 1.47% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BUSINESS 1.72% INVESTMENTS 1.37% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 1.31% MEDIA 1.67% BUSINESS 1.16% LONDON 1.67% PRODUCTIONS 1.03% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 1.03% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 1.02% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.98% IT 1.43% PARTNERS 0.95% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.87% CARE 1.32% GROUP 0.84% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% BUILDING 1.22% IT 0.80% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.79% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENT 0.75% S 1.17% SECURITY 0.75% SECURITY 1.16%
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 90,693 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 9,709 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 9,437 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 8,919 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 4,397 12,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4,037 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 3,491 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 3,193 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 2,354 9,203 7414 - Business & management consultancy 1,881 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 1,833 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 1,811 7,869 9305 - Other service activities 1,599 6,142 7499 - Non-trading company 1,352 6,164 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 1,210 4,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 1,104 4,979 62012 - Business and domestic software development 1,088 4,584 41100 - Development of building projects 1,013 4,965 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 1,000 2,968 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 977 4,294
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08165467 DELI.CIOUS SERVICE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08165759 ALAUDDIN SWEETS UK LTD 02 Aug 2012 08166951 GOA INDIAN RESTAURANT LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08167868 PHAMBRA (700) LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167869 TWENTY DEGREES SOUTH LTD 03 Aug 2012 08168402 XPERTIZ LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08168683 BLESSING & CO LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08168885 REDHILL UTILITY SERVICES UK LTD 06 Aug 2012 08169693 ALNERY NO.5 LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08170797 YASIN'S CHICKEN & KEBAB LTD 07 Aug 2012 08172853 JKP FREELANCE LTD 08 Aug 2012 08173588 GREEN CARBON EMMISSIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08174107 DK-CM LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08174727 COASTBRAND LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08175068 S R EXPRESS LTD 10 Aug 2012 08178452 VERBOSE CLOTHING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179126 DEWDROP MEDIA LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179391 MERKUR CASINO UK LTD 14 Aug 2012 08179506 S & S INNOVATIVE LTD 14 Aug 2012 08179941 GREEN FINANCE UK LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08180372 LEXMEDICO LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08180545 ALNERY NO. 3062 LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08180566 ALNERY NO. 3061 LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08182673 GLOWING WORLD LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08182758 BLUE BENGAL LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
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