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Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NorthwoodUK
    2011116116,391
    2010110105,137
    % change5.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011304937
    New companies in 2010274340
    % change11.1%14.0%-7.5%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NorthwoodUK
    20118090,986
    20108582,677
    % change-5.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2000 (157) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011232829
    Closed companies in 2010292630
    % change-20.7%7.7%-3%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 36 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NorthwoodUK
    20113625,405
    20102522,460
    Record Year 1997 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20117218
    Net growth in 2010-21710
    Record Year1997 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Northwood
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.1%0.2%-11.8%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1967 (0.6%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.2% of all director appointments in Northwood in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTIES1.44%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.96%TRADING2.10%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    M0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    R0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CARE0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTING0.80%MEDIA1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%ENGINEERING1.61%
    S0.64%LONDON1.60%
    D0.64%CARE1.45%
    N0.64%J1.45%
    EVENTS0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    K0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BROWN0.64%IT1.41%
    TRADE0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CLUB0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    HAULAGE0.48%M1.30%
    THOMAS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%S1.24%
    LONDON0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CENTRE0.48%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied150202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5360,968
    99999 - Dormant Company3018,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2616,150
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,789
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1530,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,246
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    5530 - Restaurants84,898
    98000 - Residents property management83,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply77,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified610,085
    9305 - Other service activities68,740
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,707
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis53,220
    93199 - Other sports activities51,558

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510578 HEATHROW AVIATION ENGINEERING UTC 31 Jan 2011
    07509975 MEDIJEX LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509591 MILLAR CLARK LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07507467 MT DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507072 J & R ELECTRICAL LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506995 X8 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505622 ELITE HAULAGE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504459 AK LEMON LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503408 FLORIAT LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502605 TEIDEHEIGHTS CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07501523 N D BUILD & DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07495963 AGR BUILDERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495795 MORRIS CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493714 FREOP LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493504 DILIGRA LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492681 ASCOT LABORATORIES LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490758 SPRU ROWLAND LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489559 CAPEFARE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489187 GROOVE CONCIERGE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486819 GLOBAL AP LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486403 DUPLEPOINT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483324 JDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482971 HM GEORGE VII LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07482236 LUXCIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC360733 PARK MARKETING CONSULTANTS LLP 07 Jan 2011