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
    08833659 MICHAEL TSANG & CO. LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835366 GOLDEN STONE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08838436 DLS BUILDING LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08842336 RM BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843593 AKHENATON FINANCIAL HOLDING LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08843983 WEST TRADE BUILDING LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08844519 JUUL ENERGY LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08846174 TARHINI DESIGNS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08847348 CHALICE ARTS UK LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08848078 SOLO PHONES LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08850226 ACCESSORIES PLUS LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08851294 ZCW LONDON LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08852406 BROAD LOGISTICS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08861265 TOTALLY INVESTMENTS LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08861458 STAR BITES LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08862362 CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANCY RESEARCH & TRAINING LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08862836 APPLE GLAZING LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863249 SKYBROOKE DESIGN LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08863347 FATHOM IT CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08863778 BLAHMEDIA LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08865434 FRESHWATER WINDOW CLEANING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08866313 THE LONDON ORTHOPAEDIC UNIT LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08867981 TREE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868805 MARBLE PLANNING LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08869064 HEMINGWAY YACHTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014