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 08198564 NEW SAPPHIRE TRADING LTD 03 Sep 2012 08199510 UK WEB MASTER & SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR LTD 03 Sep 2012 08199624 VOICE TOOLS LTD. 03 Sep 2012 08201606 EXPORTECH (UK) LTD 04 Sep 2012 08201699 AIR VOICE TRADING UK LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08201852 CURRY DIRECT (UK) LTD 05 Sep 2012 08202026 LIBERTY CHAMBERS LTD 05 Sep 2012 08202406 YASHOVARDHAN LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08204332 CORETIUM MEDIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2012 08204939 SATCO LONDON LIMITED 06 Sep 2012 08207679 STEERWEB LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08207686 XPERT LINE LTD 10 Sep 2012 08209810 SMARTER WORLD LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08210899 JONATA TRAVEL UK LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08211316 MARINEPORT LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08212237 SEARUSH LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08212319 SMS WORLD LTD 12 Sep 2012 08212345 OCEANSTOP LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08212395 COMMUNITY AND YOU LTD 12 Sep 2012 08212722 PHARMEDIC (UK) LTD 13 Sep 2012 08212866 CHAPEL FILMS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012 08213010 NUR JAHAN GRILL LIMITED 13 Sep 2012 08213344 ENIGMA VMV LTD. 13 Sep 2012 08215323 D S LONDON LTD 14 Sep 2012 08216108 SRD SILK ROOT DESIGN LTD 17 Sep 2012
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