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Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthwoodUK
    2012141131,491
    2011116116,391
    % change21.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2000 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012425148
    New companies in 2011304937
    % change40.0%4.1%29.7%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 44 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 45.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthwoodUK
    20124467,576
    20118090,987
    % change-45.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2000 (157) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012151514
    Closed companies in 2011232829
    % change-34.8%-46.4%-52%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 97 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthwoodUK
    20129763,915
    20113625,404
    Record Year 1997 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012273634
    Net growth in 20117218
    Record Year1997 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Northwood
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.0%-11.0%21.3%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1967 (0.6%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.9% of all director appointments in Northwood in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.99%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING2.04%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    LONDON1.49%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BUSINESS1.36%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    M0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    NORTHWOOD0.68%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    G0.68%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CARE0.68%LONDON1.66%
    20.54%J1.54%
    CAPITAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOUSE0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    PROPERTIES0.54%IT1.40%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%CARE1.34%
    FINANCIAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PARTNERSHIP0.54%M1.27%
    C0.54%BUILDING1.24%
    LOUNGE0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    ASTRAL0.41%S1.20%
    ENTERPRISE0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied157216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5152,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1818,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1835,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply86,934
    74990 - Non-trading company89,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering85,169
    9305 - Other service activities78,818
    5530 - Restaurants74,633
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing63,228
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate63,072
    98000 - Residents property management63,050

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895076 LABOPTICAL LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07895582 2 FIRST INTERNATIONAL LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07895981 TIMEASSETS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896026 TIMECHART LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896096 TIMEPLUS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896099 TIMEPHASE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898444 K C CONSULTING (UK) LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07898787 HI-TECH FRONTIERS LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07902838 GENIUS PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903170 TONY'S RESTAURANT LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07903359 FRONT ROW CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07907039 SMARTABLY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908323 HODSON DEVELOPMENTS (WOKINGHAM) LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07908446 HARRISON & CO LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07911592 EM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07913766 SBF ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07915728 SC.ARCUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07916896 PRUDENT SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07917521 ROSIN JEWELS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07921128 AZURE RESEARCH LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922543 HUGGLECAM LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922664 DCR PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924545 ACORN CAPITAL LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07925418 WARREN WASTE LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07929129 IVAP SOLUTIONS LTD. 30 Jan 2012