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Southall, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous March.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthallUK
    2012188131,491
    2011176116,391
    % change6.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (188) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012644777
    New companies in 2011456566
    % change42.2%-27.7%16.7%
    Record Year2012 (64)2011 (65)2007 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthallUK
    201210567,576
    201112390,987
    % change-14.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012403332
    Closed companies in 2011513537
    % change-21.6%-5.7%-14%
    Record Year2011 (51)2008 (40)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SouthallUK
    20128363,915
    20115325,404
    Record Year 2012 (83) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012241445
    Net growth in 2011-63029
    Record Year2009 (39)2004 (33)2012 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Southall formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Southall
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change21.9%-38.1%9.1%
    Record Year1978 (0.2%)1960 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 38.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    14.7% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING1.43%CONSULTING5.07%
    LONDON1.43%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSTRUCTION1.34%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    S1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING0.98%TRADING2.07%
    BUILDING0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.90%ENGINEERING1.86%
    M0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENTERPRISES0.81%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%BUSINESS1.73%
    MANAGEMENT0.81%MEDIA1.72%
    CO0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.72%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%J1.54%
    FOOD0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GENERAL0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%IT1.40%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%CARE1.34%
    BEAUTY0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SERVICE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDERS0.54%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%BUILDING1.24%
    SOCIAL0.54%ENERGY1.20%
    DESIGN0.45%S1.20%
    FOODS0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied520216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7352,735
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3513,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2314,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,084
    9999 - Dormant Company1918,617
    9305 - Other service activities168,818
    7499 - Non-trading company149,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating131,626
    5212 - Other retail non-specialised stores131,011
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1135,233
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores111,861
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply96,934
    4545 - Other building completion92,196
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing81,529
    5190 - Other wholesale81,250
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management819,704
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings83,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07935921 ERIC'S FOODS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07941938 SARTAJ FOOD & WINES LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943145 KOMBIN TRADERS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07947455 DHD ACCOUNTING LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07951459 KHYBER TRADERS LONDON LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952682 FLIGHT KINGDOM LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07961516 FINTEX LONDON LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07961642 SOFT HORIZONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07969553 THAM & BROTHERS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07932127 HAVELOCK STRATEGIC CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07935112 TIVERTON DESIGNS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936442 AADAMS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07936533 786G UK LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07937243 BOKHARA RUGS UK LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07939692 HOUNSLOW COACH LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946485 JUBBALAND COMMUNITY ORGANISATION 13 Feb 2012
    07946837 SEDUZE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948927 RANJIT UK LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07954939 COMMERCE MONGOLIA LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07955460 JK ACCESSORIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958458 RIVERSIDE BIZ SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07964899 BERKLEY BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07965242 TAR ROOFING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07969124 CLINSCIOPS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969562 GAYA PIZZA CO LIMITED 29 Feb 2012