Northwood, Greater London
Q3 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.
Headlines
- The record third quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 2013 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 120 companies were registered in Northwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northwood UK 2013 120 132,684 2012 124 118,868 % change -3.2% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (124) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 39 38 43 New companies in 2012 37 39 48 % change 5.4% -2.6% -10.4% Record Year 2000 (289) 2000 (70) 2002 (56)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northwood UK 2013 70 86,170 2012 90 75,908 % change -22.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 18 16 36 Closed companies in 2012 35 27 28 % change -48.6% -40.7% 29% Record Year 1997 (48) 2004 (56) 1999 (73)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Northwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 50 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northwood UK 2013 50 46,514 2012 34 42,960 Record Year 2013 (50) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 21 22 7 Net growth in 2012 2 12 20 Record Year 2000 (273) 1995 (65) 2002 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northwood 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.7% -10.7% -21.5% Record Year 2000 (1.5%) 1995 (0.5%) 1996 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 2013 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
31.1% of all director appointments in Northwood in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.96% CONSULTING 5.27% INVESTMENTS 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.12% PROPERTY 2.53% LONDON 1.12% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTIES 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.98% LONDON 1.79% RTM 0.84% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CARE 1.64% LINBROOK 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.61% NORTHWOOD 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% ASSETS 0.56% J 1.54% COURT 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% VENTURES 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DESIGN 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.45% ASHVALE 0.42% IT 1.39% SECURITY 0.42% M 1.25% CAPITAL 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% DISTRIBUTION 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% IT 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GREEN 0.42% TRAINING 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 234 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 42 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 38 46,169 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 8,312 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 17 5,430 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 17,715 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 6,651 74100 - specialised design activities 10 4,171 86900 - Other human health activities 10 9,203 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 6,039 68310 - Real estate agencies 9 3,416 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 8,475 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 5,249 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 6,979 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 5,160
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