Southall, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Southall was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 226 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthallUK
    2013226134,802
    2012188131,491
    % change20.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (226) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous March.

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013756586
    New companies in 2012644777
    % change17.2%38.3%11.7%
    Record Year2013 (75)2011 (65)2013 (86)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 166 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 58.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthallUK
    201316677,914
    201210567,576
    % change58.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013645745
    Closed companies in 2012403332
    % change60.0%72.7%41%
    Record Year2013 (64)2013 (57)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthallUK
    20136056,888
    20128363,915
    Record Year 2012 (83) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201311841
    Net growth in 2012241445
    Record Year2009 (39)2004 (33)2008 (62)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Southall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southall
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change5.0%37.2%15.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 40.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southall was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

    32.7% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.61%CONSULTING5.18%
    BUSINESS1.45%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    TRADING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    S1.37%PROPERTY2.44%
    IT1.21%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADERS0.97%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%BUSINESS1.77%
    MANAGEMENT0.89%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUILDERS0.89%LONDON1.72%
    MARKETING0.81%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    FOOD0.81%MEDIA1.63%
    GLOBAL0.72%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTING0.72%J1.56%
    CENTRE0.72%CARE1.46%
    CONTRACTORS0.64%IT1.43%
    RECRUITMENT0.64%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    J0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BEAUTY0.56%M1.25%
    CARE0.56%BUILDING1.21%
    TRANSPORT0.56%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAVEL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUILDING0.56%TRAINING1.17%
    EXPRESS0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied576249,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6723,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3624,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2432,624
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores233,226
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings225,372
    99999 - Dormant Company2243,384
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,664
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating142,989
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,129
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade122,831
    7487 - Other business activities117,556
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,248
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet107,199
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities102,385
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1016,448
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate107,507
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,684

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344077 AVASTHY AND CO LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08344137 DADI'S FOOD LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08350933 DADDY'S CHICKEN LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351357 DEEP NIGAHA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08356115 HENLEYS ESTATE AGENTS LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08356404 BAGEL STREET LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357792 PEDIA LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08361002 ONE 4 ONE LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08361087 RANA BROS UK LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08364480 BARRATT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08366037 HI-TECH SCAFFOLDING (UK) LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08369973 SOFT TRADING LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08374569 IQRA GARMENTS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375065 BADABING THINGS LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08380779 T&R MAX LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08345627 BUSINESS TITANS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345657 KHANS MARKETING LTD. 03 Jan 2013
    08358053 GALAXY CATERING LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08358375 YPI (UK) LTD. 14 Jan 2013
    08359965 CHARLIE'S CONVENIENCE STORE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08366553 JUM 2 WEB UK LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08372196 CAR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08374578 SUKH SAGAR TOURS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08379658 SYED CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08381296 J S BARBER LTD 30 Jan 2013