Northwood, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 100 companies were registered in Northwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthwoodUK
    2010100101,492
    20098294,671
    % change22.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2000 (398) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010342640
    New companies in 2009262630
    % change30.8%0.0%33.3%
    Record Year2000 (289)2000 (70)2002 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthwoodUK
    20108287,705
    2009134159,401
    % change-38.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010224119
    Closed companies in 2009313865
    % change-29.0%7.9%-71%
    Record Year1997 (48)2004 (56)1999 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 18 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthwoodUK
    20101813,787
    2009-52-64,730
    Record Year 2000 (309) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-1521
    Net growth in 2009-5-12-35
    Record Year2000 (273)2000 (34)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Northwood
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.6%-9.3%27.9%
    Record Year2000 (1.5%)1995 (0.5%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    14.4% of all director appointments in Northwood in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.18%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.40%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTIES1.09%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%TRADING2.04%
    LONDON0.94%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    M0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BROWN0.62%BUSINESS1.80%
    K0.62%MEDIA1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PRODUCTIONS0.62%LONDON1.59%
    CARE0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    D0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.62%CARE1.44%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.47%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    T0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    THOMAS0.47%IT1.35%
    BOOKS0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    CLEANING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%M1.28%
    COLLEGE0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    LETTINGS0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied163202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5769,802
    99999 - Dormant Company2414,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1725,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    9999 - Dormant Company1521,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    7499 - Non-trading company1013,408
    5530 - Restaurants95,181
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716
    7011 - Development & sell real estate73,743
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis62,962
    9305 - Other service activities69,454
    98000 - Residents property management63,273
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,340
    74990 - Non-trading company57,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified57,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359311 CENTRAL LONDON EDUCATION LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358670 HICLARITY LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357540 KNIGHTMARK MEDICARE LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07356986 M & J CUISINE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354830 DEI VOLENTE LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354217 SIMON RENSHAW LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353763 YASIN FOOD CENTRE LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353045 UXBRIDGE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07350989 HUNTDEN LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350735 ARNIM LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350041 D & M PLATINUM SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348880 OH SO PRETTY LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07347677 FRANCES CHAMBERS LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07347116 GOY DETECTIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07343077 THOMAS BROWN (MANAGEMENT) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07343033 THOMAS BROWN (LETTINGS) LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342584 WE BUY LAND LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07342487 CAMRIS LONDON LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07341252 LINKPLEX LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339264 PIZZA EXPRESS (OXFORD) LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339159 MKS CONSTRUCTION LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07338649 D C PRESTIGE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337113 SPORTS ORTHOPAEDICS RESEARCH FOUNDATION 05 Aug 2010
    07336837 AIRWOLF LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335656 PROFICIO HEALTH LTD 04 Aug 2010