Northwood, Greater London
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Northwood UK 2014 126 150,722 2013 111 134,802 % change 13.5% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (141) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 28 43 55 New companies in 2013 41 44 26 % change -31.7% -2.3% 111.5% Record Year 2003 (51) 2003 (53) 2000 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northwood UK 2014 104 82,370 2013 64 77,914 % change 62.5% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (104) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 34 38 32 Closed companies in 2013 31 10 23 % change 9.7% 280.0% 39% Record Year 2003 (55) 2003 (52) 2000 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northwood UK 2014 22 68,352 2013 47 56,888 Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 -6 5 23 Net growth in 2013 10 34 3 Record Year 1997 (29) 1997 (41) 1996 (47)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -36.1% -9.7% 76.5% Record Year 1999 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%) 1996 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.18% CONSULTING 5.22% INVESTMENTS 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.67% TRADING 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.49% LONDON 1.22% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.09% TRADING 2.05% J 0.95% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANCY 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% RTM 0.82% CARE 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.68% DESIGN 1.75% ART 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% COURT 0.68% BUSINESS 1.71% GLOBAL 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.60% LINBROOK 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% PARTNERS 0.54% J 1.48% CARE 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ASSETS 0.54% MEDIA 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.54% IT 1.33% RIVERBANK 0.41% TRANSPORT 1.30% HEALTHCARE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ALPHA 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% PARK 0.41% M 1.21% R 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 214 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 36 47,084 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 9,284 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,813 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 15 5,920 74100 - specialised design activities 13 4,475 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 7,300 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 18,491 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 5,419 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 10 3,708 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 5,537 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 9,509 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,155 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 6,559 86900 - Other human health activities 8 10,273
Recent Companies
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