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
    07141186 DDS (PLUMBING & HEATING) LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07138919 FIRST ASCENT LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138603 KEVIN ALLEN TRAINING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138555 GIBSON HONEY LETTINGS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136693 FOCUS EYECARE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135131 BABYLON CASUALWEAR LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134580 SOLENT CHARTERS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134496 DIGMA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134469 CMCG FINANCIAL LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134337 RED MIRACLE (SOUTHALL) LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134114 GRAPEVINES (UK) LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133617 ACTIVE INC LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07131810 THE LODGE (BED & BREAKFAST) LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131683 STRATFORD EDUCATION SYSTEM LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07127551 PURPLE COW DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07125135 CTS LOGISTICS LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07123759 MONARCH CARE (POULTON) LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122157 LONDON COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07120891 CAMBRIDGE ANGELS LTD. 09 Jan 2010
    07119996 TOTHAM CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07119604 CUPIDS WEDDING CHAIR COVERS LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07118241 COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE LONDON LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118217 NICKLEWAY LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07114899 ALIE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 03 Jan 2010
    OC351731 NORTH LONDON SPORTS ORTHOPAEDICS LLP 26 Jan 2010