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Ruislip, Greater London

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RuislipUK
    2012159131,491
    2011146116,391
    % change8.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (296) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012554559
    New companies in 2011493661
    % change12.2%25.0%-3.3%
    Record Year2003 (58)2010 (61)2007 (189)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RuislipUK
    20128167,576
    201111190,987
    % change-27.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012401724
    Closed companies in 2011462837
    % change-13.0%-39.3%-35%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (47)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 78 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RuislipUK
    20127863,915
    20113525,404
    Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012152835
    Net growth in 20113824
    Record Year2003 (43)2007 (30)2007 (177)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Ruislip formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Ruislip
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.7%6.9%-9.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1964 (0.3%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    21.7% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.53%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS1.12%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN0.92%TRADING2.07%
    BUILDING0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    LONDON0.92%ENGINEERING1.86%
    T0.92%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    R0.92%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    S0.82%BUSINESS1.73%
    HOME0.82%MEDIA1.72%
    IMPROVEMENTS0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%LONDON1.66%
    C0.71%J1.54%
    GLOBAL0.71%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%GLOBAL1.50%
    DRIVES0.61%IT1.40%
    MAINTENANCE0.61%CARE1.34%
    K0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROPERTIES0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.61%M1.27%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%BUILDING1.24%
    D0.61%ENERGY1.20%
    M0.61%S1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied219216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5235,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,704
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,084
    9999 - Dormant Company2618,617
    86210 - General medical practice activities222,594
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2112,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,931
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development124,356
    62090 - Other information technology service activities118,145
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,781
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07898415 C.G.H. MEGANET LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07901052 LUMOS LIGHTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07909440 WALL TECH TRADERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07910208 PRIVATE BRAIN LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910274 IDO DESIGN & ANIMATION LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07911246 DPZ TOOLS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07911287 HORIZON CLEANERS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912716 G S KULAR LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07912808 MUS PRODUCTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913446 JEYARAJ LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07916468 BRX PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917339 PAUL ED MICHAEL LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07917437 KAUNAS FC LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07917795 VIROMA LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07917919 ALMANA CONTRACTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918488 FORDREST TRADE LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07921602 L T C FILM SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921847 JILL PATTISON LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922332 PARKWOOD DESIGNS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922669 S & S MENZIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924065 SEABROOK LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07926522 RMP MEAT SUPPLIER LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07927295 PINK GOAT LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927932 FINGERS INC LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07929297 ISIS IT SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2012