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Ruislip, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ruislip when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 146 companies were registered in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RuislipUK
    2011146116,391
    2010154105,137
    % change-5.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (296) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011493661
    New companies in 2010326161
    % change53.1%-41.0%0.0%
    Record Year2003 (58)2010 (61)2007 (189)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RuislipUK
    201111190,986
    20109882,677
    % change13.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ruislip when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011462837
    Closed companies in 2010223838
    % change109.1%-26.3%-3%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (47)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 35 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RuislipUK
    20113525,405
    20105622,460
    Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20113824
    Net growth in 2010102323
    Record Year2003 (43)2007 (30)2007 (177)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Ruislip formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Ruislip
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change32.1%-48.1%-4.6%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1964 (0.3%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    21.8% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.99%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.99%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.55%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.89%TRADING2.10%
    LONDON0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    RUISLIP0.66%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAPITAL0.55%MEDIA1.69%
    IT0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%LONDON1.60%
    BUILDING0.55%CARE1.45%
    LIGHTING0.55%J1.45%
    HORNBILL0.44%GLOBAL1.44%
    DEVELOPMENT0.44%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EXPRESS0.44%IT1.41%
    TRAFALGAR0.44%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRAINING0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    CONTRACTORS0.44%M1.30%
    BUILD0.44%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    M0.33%S1.24%
    ROOFING0.33%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    RESOURCE0.33%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied217202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8060,968
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3112,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2830,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2516,150
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,316
    86210 - General medical practice activities141,874
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply147,000
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,085
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,097
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,167
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    5530 - Restaurants84,898

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586452 CAREPOINT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07586334 SR MEDICOLEGAL LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585366 SNOWBLIND LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585329 CEEFO LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585015 SMB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582708 GOLDEN BEAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07580925 GERALD LAMB LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580055 ORANGE TREE BARBECUE LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579629 VA COMMERCIAL LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07578247 CUBIT NORTH LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07574299 NGP SOCIAL PVT LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07574168 COMPLAINT RESOLUTION SERVICE LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572273 EAST MIDLANDS SPINE LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571384 SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07568786 INTELLECTUAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY UK LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07567281 KLEVAS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565356 FINWAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07560306 EGE CONSULTING LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07560195 DURLSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07560011 SKH REFURBISHMENT & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07556237 KEYSTONE INSTRUCTION LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07556191 SYMPHONY EVENTS LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07550698 IDESIRE STORE (UK) LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07549840 RML WAYS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07547230 CMW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011