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Southall, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southall 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 2011)

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthallUK
    2011176116,391
    2010158105,137
    % change11.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (182) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011456566
    New companies in 2010485555
    % change-6.3%18.2%20.0%
    Record Year2007 (54)2011 (65)2007 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthallUK
    201112390,986
    201013382,677
    % change-7.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011513537
    Closed companies in 2010403360
    % change27.5%6.1%-38%
    Record Year2011 (51)2008 (40)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 53 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SouthallUK
    20115325,405
    20102522,460
    Record Year 2004 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-63029
    Net growth in 2010822-5
    Record Year2009 (39)2004 (33)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Southall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Southall
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-19.1%3.9%14.5%
    Record Year1978 (0.2%)1960 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 38.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    14.3% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.77%CONSULTING5.04%
    LONDON1.68%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRADING1.59%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    GLOBAL1.49%PROPERTY2.38%
    INVESTMENTS1.12%TRADING2.10%
    BUILDING1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    IT0.93%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    COLLEGE0.93%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARS0.84%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.84%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.84%CARE1.45%
    SECURITY0.75%J1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.75%GLOBAL1.44%
    STAR0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.65%IT1.41%
    MEDIA0.65%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EXPRESS0.65%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.65%M1.30%
    SERVICE0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    S0.56%S1.24%
    CARE0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDERS0.56%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied506202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8460,968
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,085
    74990 - Non-trading company198,695
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,316
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    5190 - Other wholesale111,408
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings92,290
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores9971
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,183
    7031 - Real estate agencies81,445
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    4545 - Other building completion72,483
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores71,362
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508447 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT C.I.C. 27 Jan 2011
    07508368 CITY FIRE SERVICES (UK) LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07507200 CYBERNETIX LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07504237 ROSHNI TRADERS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503630 EFF IQ CONSULTING LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07496503 J & R CAR HIRE LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495575 STUDENTWAY GLOBAL LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494426 PREMIER CASH & CARRY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494154 CHALLENGES ARE US LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493551 GOEL PROPERTY SERVICE LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491449 RAH TELECOM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490951 MASHAMILLION LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490131 LBM INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07480835 UK MUSLIM ASSOCIATION & EDUCATION AND CULTURE COMMUNITY CENTRE 04 Jan 2011
    OC360871 JALANDHAR JUNCTION LLP 13 Jan 2011
    07511494 4EVER INVESTMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07505794 AFGHAN SIKH CONSTRUCTION UK LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07504979 M-BITZ LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504612 JEET INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07500136 AXIOM IT SECURITY AND DATA RECOVERY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496497 GLOBAL VISION ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494053 DAVID BYFORD LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493235 AT GLOBAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07489879 TSL INTERMEDIATA PVT LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489832 ECST SKILLS TRAINING 12 Jan 2011