Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 126 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NorthwoodUK
    2014126150,722
    2013111134,802
    % change13.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014284355
    New companies in 2013414426
    % change-31.7%-2.3%111.5%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 62.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NorthwoodUK
    201410482,370
    20136477,914
    % change62.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (104) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014343832
    Closed companies in 2013311023
    % change9.7%280.0%39%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 22 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NorthwoodUK
    20142268,352
    20134756,888
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014-6523
    Net growth in 201310343
    Record Year1997 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Northwood
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-36.1%-9.7%76.5%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Northwood in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.18%CONSULTING5.22%
    INVESTMENTS1.22%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    TRADING1.22%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    LONDON1.22%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%TRADING2.05%
    J0.95%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    RTM0.82%CARE1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTY0.68%DESIGN1.75%
    ART0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    COURT0.68%BUSINESS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.68%PROPERTIES1.60%
    LINBROOK0.54%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.54%GLOBAL1.58%
    PARTNERS0.54%J1.48%
    CARE0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSETS0.54%MEDIA1.48%
    FINANCIAL0.54%IT1.33%
    RIVERBANK0.41%TRANSPORT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ALPHA0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    PARK0.41%M1.21%
    R0.41%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.41%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied214280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5737,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5356,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4426,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4427,750
    99999 - Dormant Company3647,084
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate199,284
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,813
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate155,920
    74100 - specialised design activities134,475
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands137,300
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1218,491
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis105,419
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating103,708
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified95,537
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,509
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,155
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings86,559
    86900 - Other human health activities810,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920861 ALPHABOND LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08921043 LAD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08921067 ALPHA ASSETS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08926309 WEN YUAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927113 MY VISAGE MY TEETH LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927160 WADDINGTON WAY LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08930557 BRIGHT SPARK ACADEMY LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930988 CARUS GLOBAL LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932750 SAVE WISE ENERGY LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08934422 BALANCEAERO LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08934893 LYNX WILL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936939 PHONESERVE MOBILE LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08937442 DOSHIAN CONSULTING LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940902 CONSTANCE HATHAWAY LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08946295 LLOYAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08954558 AHM ENERGY & ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955333 PHARMAHEALTH LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08963375 SIMNET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08963482 ASIA UK ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08963967 COMPASS METAL RECYCLING LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964002 MAKO LINDO LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08966108 LOUDWATER TROUTSTREAM HALL LTD 28 Mar 2014
    OC392332 NEUSTRIA PARTNERS LLP 31 Mar 2014
    08967918 COCO MUSIC LTD. 31 Mar 2014
    08969009 SHOXXS KIT AND CLOTHING LTD 31 Mar 2014