Ruislip, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth 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 2015)

    A total of 194 companies were registered in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RuislipUK
    2015194161,156
    2014199150,722
    % change-2.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (296) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ruislip when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015675473
    New companies in 2014546778
    % change24.1%-19.4%-6.4%
    Record Year2015 (67)2014 (67)2007 (189)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Ruislip during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RuislipUK
    201510089,523
    201411682,370
    % change-13.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015224137
    Closed companies in 2014335231
    % change-33.3%-21.2%19%
    Record Year2011 (45)2014 (52)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Ruislip during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 94 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RuislipUK
    20159471,633
    20148368,352
    Record Year 2007 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Ruislip when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015451336
    Net growth in 2014211547
    Record Year2015 (45)2007 (30)2007 (177)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Ruislip formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Ruislip
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.7%-25.7%-14.7%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1978 (0.2%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    14.8% of all director appointments in Ruislip in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.66%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.66%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.22%PROPERTY2.72%
    J1.13%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    BUILDING1.13%CARE2.13%
    ASSOCIATES1.13%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%LONDON1.91%
    RUISLIP0.87%TRADING1.88%
    ROOFING0.87%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HOME0.79%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%DESIGN1.65%
    GLOBAL0.70%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.61%CO.,1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CLINIC0.61%BUSINESS1.49%
    IMPROVEMENTS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRADING0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.52%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRAINING0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DESIGN0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.44%IT1.30%
    CARE0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    P0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied309288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6230,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5843,081
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified559,080
    99999 - Dormant Company4849,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4558,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4229,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities227,682
    41100 - Development of building projects2011,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings137,797
    86230 - Dental practice activities132,250
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified136,238
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities123,069
    43210 - Electrical installation126,139
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities114,088
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1111,600
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified106,242

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416939 KM NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09417358 ESTATE AGENCY BACK OFFICE LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09422297 REGENTS (GODIVA) LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09422891 MANNION SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09423642 READY 2 WOK LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09424401 P.J.LEWIS CONSTRUCTION LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09428055 CHIPPY DAVE LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09428110 SCARLET TRADING LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429440 GLOBAL HOME & COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429729 1TO32RACING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09431157 RKB CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09433448 DR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09434390 CARTULI'S MUSIC LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09435333 GREENGATE STUDIOS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439400 ADA ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09440727 JR SAGOO LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09440818 E&O SUPPLIES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09441892 GLOBETEL LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09442985 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09443046 VELVET ROSE BOUTIQUE LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09450286 BEN HONEY & ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09451950 SEEHEARDISCOVER LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09452108 ALPHA FACTORS WATFORD LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09460024 MEATING POINT MAGAZINE LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09463699 ROADMAC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Feb 2015