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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
    07511215 LOCKWOOD LANDSCAPES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509339 PLUTUS FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07509201 CARTRIDGE SPOT LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508929 PLATEHUNTER LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07508582 SGP29 LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504809 CONTRACT BATHROOMS LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07503351 BAYMORE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502971 WESTERN HI-TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07499962 ENCORE ENERGY UK LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499764 PRESTIGE AUTOMOTIVE LONDON LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07499110 MOTOR VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498415 THE KYANITE GROUP LONDON LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497832 HOT HOT PIZZA LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496016 WAYNE RUSSELL CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07494085 BENISON FAMILY PRACTICE LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07493607 XIAXIS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07491467 NCA CONTRACTORS LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490612 NJE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07487660 JEDI MEDIA LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487598 GELLER INDEMNITY SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486395 PARKER REAL ESTATE LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485378 BSG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484826 WJL AND CO LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483629 247 LOGISTICS (UK) LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07482660 J & J CONSULTANCY (2010) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011