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
    09109858 GROVEPOINT PROPERTIES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09109866 GROVEPLAN LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09109877 L. A. EQUESTRIAN TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09109947 DANIEL JOHNSON LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09109956 GROVEPATH LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110741 GROVEBRIGHT LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112804 CLOVER EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114443 FB ALL SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    OC394115 ARK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 03 Jul 2014
    09116548 VALENCY HOUSE RTM COMPANY LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09116929 LEYLAND (MK) HOLDINGS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09118399 EQUITOPIA LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09126610 RRC321 LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128803 BYRON BLACK LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09129424 KNIGHT JAMES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131617 NORTHWOOD SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SEN CONSULTANT LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133458 BPD - BLUE PRINT DESIGNS LTD. 16 Jul 2014
    09135747 KULSEE LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09139767 THE ORIGINAL PIZZA MAKER COMPANY LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141486 GROVECHART LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09149760 QADAL LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150039 SIX STRINGS UK LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150095 54 SWAKELEYS DRIVE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150709 FREEDOM CREATIVEMEDIA LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151722 RELAX CENTRAL LIMITED 29 Jul 2014