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
    08592137 TECH SUM LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08592849 FALCONBOND LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08593007 FALCON DECOR LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594810 JK47 LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08595042 OAKNORTH BANK LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08597701 LINK RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08597760 LYNTON ANQUIRO LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08601566 APPLIED MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08603511 LA BOITE AUX BISOUS LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08604787 MAZ FASHIONS LTD. 10 Jul 2013
    08605224 TOYMAN VENDING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08607229 JUPITER ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08608494 GLOBAL WALKER TRADING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608570 MOUNT OLYMPUS PURE FOODS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610278 MARIYANA NP UK LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08611540 THE MILDMAY ARMS LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08614891 KAYENES MEDICAL LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08615140 OONA LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08617108 OODLESOF LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08620049 MAW ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08620405 VIRTUAL FRONTIERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08620722 PANTHER ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08625394 PLATINUM IMPEX LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08629314 MISSIONS EVENT LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08630756 ANNIE PHILLIPS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013