Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 18.3% 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)NorthwoodUK
    2010110105,137
    20099391,034
    % change18.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010274340
    New companies in 2009352533
    % change-22.9%72.0%21.2%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly 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)NorthwoodUK
    20108582,677
    200995108,060
    % change-10.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2000 (157) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010292630
    Closed companies in 2009202154
    % change45.0%23.8%-44%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 25 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NorthwoodUK
    20102522,460
    2009-2-17,026
    Record Year 1997 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-21710
    Net growth in 2009154-21
    Record Year1999 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Northwood
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-28.4%47.3%0.8%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1967 (0.6%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Northwood 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.52%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.01%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTIES1.01%PROPERTY2.50%
    LONDON0.84%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INTERNATIONAL0.67%TRADING1.93%
    S0.67%DESIGN1.91%
    13200.67%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.50%MEDIA1.84%
    SYSTEMS0.50%BUSINESS1.74%
    COURT0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    TEMPS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUILD0.50%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.50%J1.48%
    BOOKS0.50%LONDON1.45%
    DESIGN0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    COLLEGE0.50%GROUP1.37%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    ST0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    I0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%CARE1.33%
    TRAINING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    P0.50%M1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CLEANING0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6474,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2017,003
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply129,659
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    5530 - Restaurants94,798
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    7020 - Letting of own property81,824
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,169
    9305 - Other service activities69,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified68,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170156 BVTEQ LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169829 GUAREA LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169308 UC PEOPLE LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168366 EXLORS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07168354 MOGHRABI LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167438 ALIZ UK LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167056 THAKKAR INVESTMENTS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166965 F. NICOLAS FRANCHISING LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165815 N E PROJECTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07161766 THE OLD PUB CO LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160038 TT REDWOOD LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159773 BLACKBOLT FREEHOLD MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159004 GREENMAPLE LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07157232 PAR EXCELLENCE INT. LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156294 CLIFFORD CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155803 PHARMVIEW LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154601 SIMHAA CREATIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153754 COSY HOUSE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152025 SEABOURNE LAWLEYS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149963 MINTEJ TECHNOLOGY LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07146433 STAR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146166 JEM CHIMNEY SWEEPING LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07143148 DAVID FELGATE LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07143116 ARGYLE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143057 XYZ SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010