Ruislip, Greater London

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ruislip when compared to any previous August.

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 2010)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Ruislip during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RuislipUK
    2010123101,492
    200911894,671
    % change4.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2008 (139) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010414141
    New companies in 2009522838
    % change-21.2%46.4%7.9%
    Record Year2007 (68)2010 (41)2002 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RuislipUK
    201012787,705
    2009164159,401
    % change-22.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ruislip when compared to any previous August.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010346429
    Closed companies in 2009434774
    % change-20.9%36.2%-61%
    Record Year2009 (43)2010 (64)2009 (74)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -4 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RuislipUK
    2010-413,787
    2009-46-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (84) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20107-2312
    Net growth in 20099-19-36
    Record Year2007 (54)1995 (20)2002 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Ruislip
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.7%32.9%3.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1968 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ruislip was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.0% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.02%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.91%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSTRUCTION1.24%PROPERTY2.38%
    M1.24%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY1.01%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    D0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    LONDON0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    HOMES0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    RUISLIP0.67%LONDON1.59%
    CLINIC0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%CARE1.44%
    BUILDING0.56%J1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DRIVES0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    (LONDON)0.56%IT1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CAPITAL0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    TRADING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HORNBILL0.45%M1.28%
    GLOBAL0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    C0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied218202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8369,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3414,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2525,053
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    74990 - Non-trading company227,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1713,161
    9305 - Other service activities159,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering117,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1014,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    5530 - Restaurants85,181
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,664
    7011 - Development & sell real estate73,743
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate63,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361033 LEADBYTE LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360911 REPC CONSULTING LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359425 FURNITURE UNITED LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07355011 M&M COMMERCIAL BUILD LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354723 NOTTING HILL AESTHETICS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354022 AUTO TRANSPORTAS LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353075 FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07350991 HITS AND FAME LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350545 ANDILLY CONSULTING LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350414 CREATIVE LIVING (SOUTH EAST) LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07347997 MAMA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345933 A1 PRESTIGE CAR SALES LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344196 HNZ (DRY CLEANERS) LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343839 FULL CONTROL IT LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342130 URBAN OASIS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342000 GRAB FOOD LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07341592 ASSET CONSULT UK LTD. 10 Aug 2010
    07341399 CALEDONIA (MA) LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07341214 MOJOFOTO LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340766 A&D ENTREPRENEURS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07339451 NET EXPRESS (GB) LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07336011 ZOFIA FOODS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333709 STONECRAFT LANDSCAPES LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333383 CAB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332984 CAREPOINT CENTRE LTD 02 Aug 2010