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
    08345179 ITRADE WHOLESALERS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345306 THE GYM (UK) LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08346632 KEENPHASE LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348159 NEWFANGELT LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348994 LINGAM CONSULTANCY LTD. 07 Jan 2013
    08350275 SAAIR LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350552 KEEN SPARK LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08350558 KEENBAY LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353758 SILICON CAT LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354055 CARTRANSPAIN LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08356511 HELPFUL HANDS HOMECARE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08358683 NILKANTH LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08362352 SKENE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08365841 BERKELEY DRY CLEANERS LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08369191 LIONSGATE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370782 ARENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370823 SMILE BRIGHT NORWICH LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371103 MARI MASALA LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372180 CITIBUS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08375718 TARGET MANAGEMENT ADVISORY LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376286 APPLIANCE SECURE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376387 HALL JEWEL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08379946 AROSCO PETROLEUM LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08380740 CLAREN CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08382622 STB VENTURES LIMITED 31 Jan 2013