Ruislip, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 199 companies were registered in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RuislipUK
    2014199150,722
    2013177134,802
    % change12.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (296) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014546778
    New companies in 2013555171
    % change-1.8%31.4%9.9%
    Record Year2003 (58)2014 (67)2007 (189)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RuislipUK
    201411682,370
    201310377,914
    % change12.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Ruislip when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014335231
    Closed companies in 2013383431
    % change-13.2%52.9%0%
    Record Year2011 (45)2014 (52)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RuislipUK
    20148368,352
    20137456,888
    Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014211547
    Net growth in 2013171740
    Record Year2003 (43)2007 (30)2007 (177)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Ruislip formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Ruislip
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-8.1%21.3%-8.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1978 (0.2%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ruislip was in 2006 when 29.9% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.72%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    LONDON1.43%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUILDING1.05%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%TRADING2.05%
    M0.86%LONDON1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SECURITY0.86%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.76%DESIGN1.75%
    GLOBAL0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    R0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    IT0.67%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.67%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUSINESS0.67%GLOBAL1.58%
    PAVING0.67%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.67%MEDIA1.48%
    ROOFING0.57%IT1.33%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SCHOOL0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%BUILDING1.24%
    ENGINEERING0.48%M1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRADE0.48%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied305280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5637,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5447,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5227,750
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified458,155
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4456,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,509
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,135
    86210 - General medical practice activities133,987
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,313
    43210 - Electrical installation135,885
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating113,708
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified115,537
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate119,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920011 THE PENNY HAS DROPPED LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920885 PALACE ROAD 1966 LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923426 WALNUT 1970 LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08927659 SQUARE CIRCLE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08928755 PCR ADVISORY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08931246 HOT YOGA HOUSE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932487 GARDEN CAFE AND DELI LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08937597 CLADDAGH HEART SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08939285 TITLE INVESTMENTS LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08939437 SZA LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08939521 BROADWOOD MUSIC LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08939811 PROTECTIVE SECURITY (UK) LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08945204 MARIOPROFDECORATION LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08948233 M J WARD LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949306 BARTYS SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951582 HERTFORDSHIRE BUILDERS & DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08951974 FIRSTBYTE MEDIA LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08952223 ICON SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953770 AUM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08957527 ROSS MAINTENANCE LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08960405 RAIL TO RAIL LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08961319 EASTLAND FROST LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08964410 GLENDAIR FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965517 SHELLEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966274 THE LONDON FOOT AND ANKLE CLINIC LIMITED 28 Mar 2014