Northwood, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Northwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthwoodUK
    2012124118,868
    2011102114,512
    % change21.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2000 (398) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012373948
    New companies in 2011313437
    % change19.4%14.7%29.7%
    Record Year2000 (289)2000 (70)2002 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthwoodUK
    20128974,772
    20116672,230
    % change34.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012352727
    Closed companies in 2011261525
    % change34.6%80.0%8%
    Record Year2002 (48)2004 (56)1999 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 35 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthwoodUK
    20123544,096
    20113642,282
    Record Year 2000 (309) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201221221
    Net growth in 201151912
    Record Year2000 (273)2000 (34)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Northwood
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.2%15.6%28.3%
    Record Year2000 (1.5%)1995 (0.5%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    21.3% of all director appointments in Northwood in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.96%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.59%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.22%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRADING0.98%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    HEALTH0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.61%LONDON1.67%
    MEDICAL0.61%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    ROAD0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    20.49%IT1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PARTNERSHIP0.49%CARE1.32%
    NORTHWOOD0.49%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    PRODUCTIONS0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    C0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.49%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied270331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3935,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2133,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    9999 - Dormant Company1412,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified89,891
    7260 - Other computer related activities84,979
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,119
    74990 - Non-trading company79,203
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings63,086
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate63,003
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate64,294
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply64,997
    86900 - Other human health activities54,998

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199006 BNN INVESTMENTS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08199917 FORTUKATA LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08200807 ESSENTIAL HEALTH & MEDICAL LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08203096 MUCH ADO WEDDING AND PARTY HIRE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207299 COMFORTEX HKV UK LTD. 10 Sep 2012
    08207863 FULHAM MEATS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208512 MOER TRADE LTD. 10 Sep 2012
    08208774 SBA PROPERTIES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209509 RDPI LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209558 BASCION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209784 MT SOUND LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209923 HQ AUDIO LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214538 SH TENNIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215951 XPRESS CARPARKS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216186 SAHARA AND ROME LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08218316 EASTBURY FARM CONSULTING LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219110 ANLITIKS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219642 BRIAN O'SULLIVAN LOCUM SERVICES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08220171 DAVID VYVYAN-ROBINSON LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08225659 JOLLY GOOD FILMS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226268 OPEN ISLAM LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08229749 SJW KIOSK LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230062 GO CITY APARTMENTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231728 MAGIC BOX PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232550 ELM LODGE CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Sep 2012