Southall, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall 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 2010)

    A total of 158 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthallUK
    2010158105,137
    200915091,034
    % change5.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (182) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010485555
    New companies in 2009535047
    % change-9.4%10.0%17.0%
    Record Year2007 (54)2010 (55)2007 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthallUK
    201013382,677
    2009171108,060
    % change-22.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010403360
    Closed companies in 20091429128
    % change185.7%13.8%-53%
    Record Year2007 (43)2008 (40)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 25 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SouthallUK
    20102522,460
    2009-21-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010822-5
    Net growth in 20093921-81
    Record Year2009 (39)2004 (33)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Southall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Southall
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-16.0%-5.8%-2.7%
    Record Year1978 (0.2%)1960 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 39.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    13.9% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.82%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ENTERPRISES1.29%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRADING1.07%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    BUILDERS1.07%PROPERTY2.50%
    M0.96%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    J0.86%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTING0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    MEDIA0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CENTRE0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    FOOD0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    GLOBAL0.75%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    EXPRESS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    LONDON0.64%J1.48%
    ENTERPRISE0.64%LONDON1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUSINESS0.64%GROUP1.37%
    PVT0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    WINE0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    GB0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.54%CARE1.33%
    FOODS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAVEL0.54%M1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.54%SYSTEMS1.25%
    DESIGN0.54%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied521228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7374,904
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,948
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified198,154
    74990 - Non-trading company178,149
    9305 - Other service activities179,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities169,943
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1317,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1010,331
    5211 - Retail in non-specialised stores holding an alcohol licence, with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, not elsewhere classified10988
    6024 - Freight transport by road103,665
    99999 - Dormant Company913,808
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings92,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified826,974
    5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores8924
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing71,676

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07168762 DREAMS CATERING SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167147 NIZA SUPERSTORES (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167085 NIZA SUPERSTORES (BASINGSTOKE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07161878 ANS WIRING & ELECTRICS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161600 FIVE RIVERS LOGISTICS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161197 TRADITION BUILDERS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160478 BUSINESS ADVISORY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160263 MR AND MISS UK LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07157427 MEMZ TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155206 SNS FOOD (MIDDLESEX) LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07154689 GOLDBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153587 CHAUHAN AYURVEDA LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151751 CRE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148805 K9 FALCONS SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2010
    07148060 SAFFRON SHIELD LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07144962 POPEYES GRILL LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07142829 SW PJ LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142461 YEELO ACADEMY LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141557 E UK ENERGY EFFICIENT LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07141554 SURESH RAJ PATHAK PRODUCTIONS PVT LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07162934 MDA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07156182 AL-NOOR TRAVEL LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07151222 PAKISTAN TRADING CORPORATION LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07148233 4 EVER PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07147990 ONE STEP IMMIGRATION LTD 05 Feb 2010