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Northwood, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Northwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorthwoodUK
    2011102114,512
    2010100101,492
    % change2.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2000 (398) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011313437
    New companies in 2010342640
    % change-8.8%30.8%-7.5%
    Record Year2000 (289)2000 (70)2002 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorthwoodUK
    20116672,230
    20108287,705
    % change-19.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011261525
    Closed companies in 2010224119
    % change18.2%-63.4%32%
    Record Year1997 (48)2004 (56)1999 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 36 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorthwoodUK
    20113642,282
    20101813,787
    Record Year 2000 (309) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201151912
    Net growth in 201012-1521
    Record Year2000 (273)2000 (34)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Northwood
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.6%10.1%-16.4%
    Record Year2000 (1.5%)1995 (0.5%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Northwood in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.36%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.47%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANTS1.47%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%PROPERTY2.41%
    M1.03%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTIES0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    LONDON0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    G0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADE0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    CARE0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.74%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.59%J1.47%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    NORTHWOOD0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.59%CARE1.42%
    ENGINEERING0.59%IT1.38%
    LOUNGE0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    N0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.44%M1.25%
    T0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    PROPERTY0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    E0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied139204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6265,177
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2715,760
    9999 - Dormant Company1822,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1229,245
    5530 - Restaurants105,640
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    9305 - Other service activities910,525
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,321
    7499 - Non-trading company811,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    98000 - Residents property management72,664
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,798
    7011 - Development & sell real estate62,638
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings51,390
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult52,802

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690745 JAVAZZI LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07690760 STARCABLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692107 EUSTON WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692730 DETARCH LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07693601 NORTHWOOD ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07693944 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07693957 JAMES & STACEY HOLMES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694312 MONARCH KM LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07696562 LCG FM LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697122 THE BUSINESS WEAR COMPANY LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07697440 LEAF IT OUT IN STYLE LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07700160 VENDOR SOURCE (UK) LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701296 CJS CONSULTING SERVICE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702559 SPEARBOND LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703263 NAZARENKA LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704313 DANIEL ROSS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07710323 SHIP SUPER LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07712358 JAMS KITCHEN (HAC) LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713566 ADDISON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714022 WATFORD BREAST CLINIC UK LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714305 METAMORPHOSIS DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07716264 SIMPLY CARE (UK) LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07717315 SLB LAW LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719791 NOBLE HOUSE VENTURES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721687 DANCEABILITY 28 Jul 2011