Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NorthwoodUK
    2013111134,802
    2012141131,491
    % change-21.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013414426
    New companies in 2012425148
    % change-2.4%-13.7%-45.8%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 45.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NorthwoodUK
    20136477,914
    20124467,576
    % change45.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2004 (101) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013311023
    Closed companies in 2012151514
    % change106.7%-33.3%64%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 47 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NorthwoodUK
    20134756,888
    20129763,915
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201310343
    Net growth in 2012273634
    Record Year1997 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Northwood
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-12.5%-14.4%-44.0%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 2009 when 30.8% of all directors were female.

    12.5% of all director appointments in Northwood in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.13%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PROPERTY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LONDON1.20%PROPERTY2.44%
    ASSOCIATES1.06%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADING0.93%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%LONDON1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    DAVID0.53%MEDIA1.63%
    HEALTH0.53%GLOBAL1.57%
    INTERIORS0.53%J1.56%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%CARE1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%IT1.43%
    J0.53%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ASSETS0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    URBAN0.40%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    DISTRIBUTION0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    STERLING0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    VENTURES0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    TRAINING0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied196249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5232,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4524,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,531
    99999 - Dormant Company3743,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3623,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate157,507
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate145,059
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,129
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands115,629
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,591
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,104
    86900 - Other human health activities98,465
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified94,819
    68310 - Real estate agencies83,382
    74100 - specialised design activities73,645
    41100 - Development of building projects78,637

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08426680 AMIRCO LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08426693 PREMIERCOVER LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426697 PREMIER IMAGE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426703 VENELLIMELLI IT LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426751 TECHNICAL PEST SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426760 PREMIERLEVEL LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427789 MOR DECOR LTD. 04 Mar 2013
    08429123 APA MARKETING UK LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429216 AAM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08435099 WOLSEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435340 ANNANYA LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435411 SIGMA SIGNS DIGITAL LTD 07 Mar 2013
    OC383363 LITTLE AMERICA PROPERTIES LLP 13 Mar 2013
    08445650 BHIDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446370 123 REPAIR LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08451423 TRUTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452393 CLOUDIA UK LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08458755 THE FEATHERS PROPERTIES LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08459341 GERRARDS CROSS RECYCLING LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460358 TEXT4ASSIST UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08463540 CHAPMANS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08465876 CRJ PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08466737 LEAD PROPERTY LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466835 LRO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08467095 INKIE DESIGN LIMITED 28 Mar 2013