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

  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 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)NorthwoodUK
    2013120132,684
    2012124118,868
    % change-3.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (124) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013393843
    New companies in 2012373948
    % change5.4%-2.6%-10.4%
    Record Year2000 (289)2000 (70)2002 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthwoodUK
    20137086,170
    20129075,908
    % change-22.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013181636
    Closed companies in 2012352728
    % change-48.6%-40.7%29%
    Record Year1997 (48)2004 (56)1999 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthwoodUK
    20135046,514
    20123442,960
    Record Year 2013 (50) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201321227
    Net growth in 201221220
    Record Year2000 (273)1995 (65)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.7%-10.7%-21.5%
    Record Year2000 (1.5%)1995 (0.5%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.96%CONSULTING5.27%
    INVESTMENTS1.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.12%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%PROPERTY2.53%
    LONDON1.12%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTIES0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.98%LONDON1.79%
    RTM0.84%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.70%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CARE1.64%
    LINBROOK0.56%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    NORTHWOOD0.56%GLOBAL1.59%
    ASSETS0.56%J1.54%
    COURT0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    VENTURES0.42%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DESIGN0.42%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASHVALE0.42%IT1.39%
    SECURITY0.42%M1.25%
    CAPITAL0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    DISTRIBUTION0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    IT0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GREEN0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied234260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5334,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5054,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4326,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4225,547
    99999 - Dormant Company3846,169
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate188,312
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,430
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1217,715
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands126,651
    74100 - specialised design activities104,171
    86900 - Other human health activities109,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    68310 - Real estate agencies93,416
    74990 - Non-trading company914,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis85,249
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities86,979
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified85,160

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671555 GALAXY OF STARS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673466 ASHVALE CREST LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    OC387618 RAVEN LONDON LLP 03 Sep 2013
    08676638 LOGICASE LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08678350 FINANCE SECURITIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678739 T SHAWAF LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679279 INDIAN KITCHEN LTD 05 Sep 2013
    OC387706 COURTYARD DDA LLP 06 Sep 2013
    08681049 VERB LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08681183 SOLITAIRE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08686992 CONNOLLY RURAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08690937 HAMILTON MAY LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08695405 A SIMMIE LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697437 PRIDENT LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697441 OATTSWINTER LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698216 TRIPLE L ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698820 SYMINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08701164 COGNYTE LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701968 TIGERDALE CONSULTING LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08702192 VVU ACCOUNTANTS AND TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08703907 A WOMAN EMPOWERED (AWE) LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704242 DOLAN HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD. 24 Sep 2013
    08706896 MOHAJERAN LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708621 BOUNDING LOGIC LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710672 KNIGHTSBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Sep 2013