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Southall, Greater London

2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 319 companies were formed in Southall. This figure is 0.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Southall occurred in 2008 when a total of 321 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SouthallUK
    2011319228,735
    2010321203,749
    % change-0.6%12.3%
    Record Year2008 (321)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 143 companies were registered in Southall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)SouthallUK
    2011143112,344
    201016398,612
    % change-12.3%13.9%
    Record Year 2008 (175) 2011 (112,344)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2011503855
    New companies in 2010595054
    % change-15.3%-24.0%1.9%
    Record Year2010 (59)2008 (58)2008 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 230 companies were dissolved in Southall. This figure is 8.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Southall occurred in 2009 when a total of 466 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SouthallUK
    2011230162,310
    2010250177,631
    % change-8.0%-8.6%
    Record Year2009 (466)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Southall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)SouthallUK
    201110771,324
    201011794,954
    % change-8.5%-24.9%
    Record Year 2009 (295) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2011205235
    Closed companies in 2010353646
    % change-42.9%44.4%-24%
    Record Year2009 (119)2009 (111)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 the company register for Southall increased by 89 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SouthallUK
    20118966,425
    20107126,118
    Record Year2008 (210)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    Net company growth for Southall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 36 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)SouthallUK
    20113641,020
    2010463,658
    Record Year 2008 (131) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201130-1420
    Net growth in 201024148
    Record Year2008 (42)2008 (31)2008 (58)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 Southall formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.2%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Southall
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    In the second quarter of 2011, Southall formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)Southall
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-17.9%-40.1%-9.7%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)1968 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 39.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 40.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

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

    15.2% of all director appointments in Southall in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Southall was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    16.3% of all director appointments in Southall in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.78%CONSULTING5.09%
    LONDON1.60%MANAGEMENT4.86%
    TRADING1.60%CONSULTANCY3.17%
    GLOBAL1.22%PROPERTY2.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.94%TRADING2.05%
    BUILDING0.94%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SECURITY0.94%BUSINESS1.87%
    S0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.77%
    PROPERTY0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%MEDIA1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%ENGINEERING1.67%
    IT0.75%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.75%GLOBAL1.46%
    COLLEGE0.75%J1.44%
    CO0.66%CARE1.44%
    SERVICE0.66%INVESTMENTS1.42%
    M0.66%IT1.39%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%BUILDING1.32%
    R0.66%PROPERTIES1.31%
    STAR0.66%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.66%M1.27%
    CARGO0.56%S1.23%
    CARS0.56%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.56%SYSTEMS1.20%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied486202,072
    7487 - Other business activities8960,758
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3110,322
    9999 - Dormant Company2220,111
    74990 - Non-trading company158,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,545
    7499 - Non-trading company1410,955
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,918
    9305 - Other service activities139,063
    5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores121,046
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,928
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,095
    5190 - Other wholesale101,404
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores101,377
    4545 - Other building completion102,456
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating91,214
    7031 - Real estate agencies91,480
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,849
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified830,647
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings82,238

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07655456 PACKWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Jun 2011
    07658000 YESHAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jun 2011
    07658109 THE JEWELLERY SUPERMARKET LIMITED 06 Jun 2011
    07660477 ARKHURST PERSONAL SECURITY LTD 07 Jun 2011
    07661861 FONEBOOK LTD 08 Jun 2011
    07662321 REAL PLANNING LIMITED 08 Jun 2011
    07671643 NEBAL EXCHANGE LIMITED 15 Jun 2011
    07675318 ICONIC DJS LIMITED 20 Jun 2011
    07676589 VENNU LTD 21 Jun 2011
    07683789 UNITY WORKERS LIMITED 27 Jun 2011
    07686267 WISE UTILITY LTD 28 Jun 2011
    07689135 ADYA AYURVEDA LTD 30 Jun 2011
    07654983 18 NHG RTM COMPANY LIMITED 02 Jun 2011
    07654702 SUZANNE WOOD LTD 01 Jun 2011
    07660331 NIHAL MOBILE ACCESSORIES (UK) LTD 07 Jun 2011
    07663573 ELKAMS ENTERPRISE LTD 09 Jun 2011
    07667807 BALJIT TRANSPORT LTD 13 Jun 2011
    07668226 NOOR ENGINEERS LIMITED 14 Jun 2011
    07668890 RRUK CONSULTING LTD 14 Jun 2011
    07671894 M&C SOLUTION (UK) LTD 16 Jun 2011
    07680062 THETHI HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 23 Jun 2011
    07686770 IFHP UK LIMITED 29 Jun 2011
    07688462 BROOKBOND TRADING LIMITED 30 Jun 2011
    07688513 KESOM MONEY TRANSFER LTD 30 Jun 2011
    07688605 ENGRAVED SIGNS XPRESS LIMITED 30 Jun 2011