Northwood, Greater London

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 128 companies were registered in Northwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthwoodUK
    2015128161,156
    2014126150,722
    % change1.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015414740
    New companies in 2014284355
    % change46.4%9.3%-27.3%
    Record Year2003 (51)2003 (53)2000 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Northwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthwoodUK
    20158889,523
    201410482,370
    % change-15.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (104) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015193435
    Closed companies in 2014343832
    % change-44.1%-10.5%9%
    Record Year2003 (55)2003 (52)2000 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Northwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 40 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthwoodUK
    20154071,633
    20142268,352
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201522135
    Net growth in 2014-6523
    Record Year1997 (29)1997 (41)1996 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Northwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Northwood
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.6%0.7%-33.7%
    Record Year1999 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    24.2% of all director appointments in Northwood in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.31%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    LONDON1.16%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    HOUSE1.03%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTIES1.03%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%CARE2.13%
    CAPITAL0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.77%LONDON1.91%
    GLOBAL0.77%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.77%TRANSPORT1.82%
    COFFEE0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    NORTHWOOD0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TECHNOLOGY0.77%CO.,1.58%
    GADCET0.64%J1.55%
    STERLING0.64%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SOUL0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    ESTATES0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    D0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ROSE0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%IT1.30%
    BEACON0.51%MEDIA1.28%
    CARE0.51%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied210288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4443,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4049,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3329,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3130,825
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate197,450
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1619,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis116,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,862
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,909
    98000 - Residents property management105,308
    74100 - specialised design activities104,892
    86900 - Other human health activities913,990
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands98,607
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified96,067

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464110 16NINE LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09464669 NARNISH LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465533 ARCC INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09467755 BEACON BRIDGE LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467767 A. R. GAS HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467969 BEACON CREST LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09473221 GENDER EQUALITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09475001 LJSJ CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09477450 FLOURISH HR LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09481035 PRO SPORTS KIT UK LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09483478 UK PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09484664 FASHIONCURBS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09485492 QUANTUM THERMAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09489877 HELAN CRASH REPAIR LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490592 NIRAMAY LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09493125 RIVERSIDE DEVELOPERS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496489 SEADAYS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09501072 J D S P LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09505760 F & M (INVESTMENT HOLDINGS) LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09506601 BOARD X IDEA LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09511839 CATHY HARRIS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512948 SHIV YOG UK LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09512994 66 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD FOLKESTONE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09513139 ONESTONE.MEDIA LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09518068 EBS (EXCELLENCE BEHIND SCENES) LTD 30 Mar 2015