Ruislip, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 37.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RuislipUK
    2010154105,137
    200911291,034
    % change37.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (296) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010326161
    New companies in 2009343246
    % change-5.9%90.6%32.6%
    Record Year2003 (58)2010 (61)2007 (189)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 40.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RuislipUK
    20109882,677
    2009165108,060
    % change-40.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010223838
    Closed companies in 20092530110
    % change-12.0%26.7%-65%
    Record Year2007 (27)2008 (47)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 56 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RuislipUK
    20105622,460
    2009-53-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010102323
    Net growth in 200992-64
    Record Year2003 (43)2007 (30)2007 (177)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Ruislip formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Ruislip
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-12.6%63.3%10.2%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1964 (0.3%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ruislip was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.5% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.61%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.36%CONSULTING4.60%
    M1.24%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.50%
    J0.87%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.87%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTIES0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%MEDIA1.84%
    D0.87%BUSINESS1.74%
    LONDON0.74%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DRIVES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%J1.48%
    H0.62%LONDON1.45%
    CLINIC0.62%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    (LONDON)0.62%GROUP1.37%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDIA0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    GLOBAL0.50%CARE1.33%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUILDING0.50%M1.28%
    HIRE0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENERGY0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied525228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8474,904
    4525 - Other special trades construction602,434
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3617,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2615,398
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply269,659
    74990 - Non-trading company228,149
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1914,007
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1710,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities169,943
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,131
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,818
    5530 - Restaurants84,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    43210 - Electrical installation83,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171516 PAUL HOUSTON LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170100 NIGHTWORLD (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169881 READY 2 GO AUTOS LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167476 S.P.E. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166096 THE LONDON LIFT COMPANY LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165158 HOLIDAY OPTIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164144 A1 SOUTH LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162472 JCA ELITE LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07162118 AL SHARIF UK LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07162098 VETENERGETICS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161687 MAYFAIR DEVELOPMENTS (LONDON) LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161515 THE GRAPESEED BEAUTY COMPANY LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161192 SOLKOS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159957 ITTD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159263 MINESH PATEL LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158207 GALILEO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07157528 M J DIXON DEVELOPMENTS LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07157150 FAIRIES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07153189 LAXMI BNS HOLDINGS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151893 HAVENPAGE LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07151602 WITT ORTHOPAEDICS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07148850 KITZBITZ ART GLASS LIMITED 06 Feb 2010
    07144813 CARE QUALITY NETWORK LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07143068 KNIGHT & CO (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142983 M & G LAUNDERETTES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010