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
    08163770 CASH CITY CLOTHING LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08164119 GALEBRIGHT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08164655 ABBEY DECORS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08166759 PSM CONSULTANTS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08170442 KIKAN LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174255 DENVILLE HALL 2012 09 Aug 2012
    08175701 CORE OF GLOBAL SELECTIVE NETWORKS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177441 SONA LAKHANI DESIGNS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178214 NORTH WEST LONDON CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180590 AMARANTH ENTERPRISES LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08180735 PEARSON HARDMAN LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181156 MADA&DYA LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08183707 CHOBHAM ESTATES LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08183954 CHRISTINA EDGAR LOCUM LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08184470 ALVIO TRADING LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08189091 PRESTIGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08191220 CAMPROP LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191244 PROSPECT & PROTOCOL LTD. 24 Aug 2012
    08191281 CD VENTURES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191282 J & P BIANCO LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08193095 THOMPSON CAPITAL LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08194961 ST JOHNS HALL LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195146 JEREMY GREENWOOD PSYCHOTHERAPIST LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196090 HIPSTER PARADISE CLOTHING LTD. 30 Aug 2012
    08197769 EMINIKE LIMITED 31 Aug 2012