Northwood, Greater London
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) Northwood UK 2012 141 131,491 2011 116 116,391 % change 21.6% 13.0% Record Year 2000 (157) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 42 51 48 New companies in 2011 30 49 37 % change 40.0% 4.1% 29.7% Record Year 2003 (51) 2003 (53) 2000 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northwood UK 2012 44 67,576 2011 80 90,987 % change -45.0% -25.7% Record Year 2000 (157) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 15 15 14 Closed companies in 2011 23 28 29 % change -34.8% -46.4% -52% Record Year 2003 (55) 2003 (52) 2000 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northwood UK 2012 97 63,915 2011 36 25,404 Record Year 1997 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 27 36 34 Net growth in 2011 7 21 8 Record Year 1997 (29) 1997 (41) 1996 (47)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 20.0% -11.0% 21.3% Record Year 1999 (0.3%) 1967 (0.6%) 1996 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.99% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.04% MANAGEMENT 4.74% LONDON 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.30% BUSINESS 1.36% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANTS 0.95% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% TRADING 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% NORTHWOOD 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.79% G 0.68% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.68% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARE 0.68% LONDON 1.66% 2 0.54% J 1.54% CAPITAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HOUSE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.54% IT 1.40% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% CARE 1.34% FINANCIAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PARTNERSHIP 0.54% M 1.27% C 0.54% BUILDING 1.24% LOUNGE 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% ASTRAL 0.41% S 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 157 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 51 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 18 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 6,934 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 5,169 9305 - Other service activities 7 8,818 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,633 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 3,228 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 3,072 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,050
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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