Northwood, Greater London

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Northwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NorthwoodUK
    2014104143,414
    2013120132,684
    % change-13.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2012 (124) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014344129
    New companies in 2013393843
    % change-12.8%7.9%-32.6%
    Record Year2000 (289)2000 (70)2002 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NorthwoodUK
    2014101101,670
    20137086,170
    % change44.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014442730
    Closed companies in 2013181636
    % change144.4%68.8%-17%
    Record Year1997 (48)2004 (56)1999 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 3 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NorthwoodUK
    2014341,744
    20135046,514
    Record Year 2013 (50) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-1014-1
    Net growth in 201321227
    Record Year2000 (273)1995 (65)2002 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Northwood
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.7%2.8%-38.1%
    Record Year2000 (1.5%)1995 (0.5%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Northwood was in 2013 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Northwood in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.89%CONSULTING5.17%
    LONDON1.38%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    J0.96%PROPERTY2.62%
    TRADING0.83%ENGINEERING2.07%
    GLOBAL0.83%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.00%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%LONDON1.95%
    PARTNERS0.69%CARE1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%TRANSPORT1.76%
    ART0.69%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.69%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TECHNOLOGY0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HOMES0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENGINEERING0.55%J1.53%
    R0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    S0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CAPITAL0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CENTRE0.55%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%CO.,1.36%
    ESTATES0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.41%IT1.30%
    EDUCATION0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied221278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5540,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4757,264
    99999 - Dormant Company4248,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3729,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3428,224
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate226,595
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1810,361
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,749
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands137,917
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    98000 - Residents property management125,047
    74100 - specialised design activities114,681
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1118,890
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified105,857
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,795
    56101 - Licensed restaurants98,546
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,630
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating93,969

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09156966 TECHNEXT LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157241 STARDEAL LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157246 STARBELL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157256 STARBAY LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09159173 LIMERO LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09159757 CACHEREL JULES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09162948 MYB DIRECT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163023 A D FINANCIAL BROKERAGE SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163320 BOSS BURGERS TWO LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09163500 FABULA ACCOUNTS LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09169222 J-UK GOLF LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09172887 THE BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING OF UK LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09172905 THE BIO-MEDICAL ENGEERING LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09173170 THE BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09177244 GIFT BOX (UXBRIDGE) LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09177324 NCWORKS LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09177777 HONESTLY HEALTHY KITCHENS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09179017 VPT LEGAL SERVICES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09184462 PIPER MOBILE UK LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09185425 ESAR LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09186112 NORTHWOOD BEAUTY LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09186864 GAHUN ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09189806 VARSANIP LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192733 PEST OUT 2 LTD. 29 Aug 2014
    09192808 RUISLIP CHIRO LTD 29 Aug 2014