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
    08125996 CHOCAMEL LTD. 02 Jul 2012
    08126196 NADEN ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127252 HDC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127340 FAMEFLOW LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127361 FAMENOTE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127385 FAMEBEST LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127389 FAMECHECK LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08132487 KP C&F SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132508 M J EYEWEAR LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135284 JADE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138273 STERLING LINKS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138301 STERLING CONCEPT LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138321 STERLINGDRIVE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138850 YAPSO LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08140628 VERITY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08146789 JBL PROPERTY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147106 ANDOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147874 OWL LEARNING LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150267 FEM5TA CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08153055 ISPOT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    OC377223 DAVID B ROBSON & PARTNERS LLP 25 Jul 2012
    08157476 ONE LINDENS LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08159612 THE SOUPERY LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08160422 GO GOLF LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161848 NESSIE LONDON LIMITED 30 Jul 2012