Southall, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southall when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southall when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 257 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthallUK
    2014257150,722
    2013226134,802
    % change13.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (257) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous March.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20148569103
    New companies in 2013756586
    % change13.3%6.2%19.8%
    Record Year2014 (85)2014 (69)2014 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthallUK
    201415082,370
    201316677,914
    % change-9.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014474657
    Closed companies in 2013645745
    % change-26.6%-19.3%27%
    Record Year2013 (64)2013 (57)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 107 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthallUK
    201410768,352
    20136056,888
    Record Year 2014 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014382346
    Net growth in 201311841
    Record Year2009 (39)2004 (33)2008 (62)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Southall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southall
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change6.1%-2.0%-0.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 37.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    20.9% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.90%CONSULTING5.22%
    LONDON1.82%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    BUSINESS1.09%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANTS1.02%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENTERPRISES1.02%TRADING2.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%LONDON1.88%
    S0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.95%CARE1.79%
    FOOD0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTING0.80%DESIGN1.75%
    GLOBAL0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SINGH0.80%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRADING0.80%PROPERTIES1.60%
    BUILDERS0.73%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%GLOBAL1.58%
    IT0.66%J1.48%
    CENTRE0.66%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CO0.66%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADERS0.58%IT1.33%
    PROPERTY0.58%TRANSPORT1.30%
    BEAUTY0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUILDING1.24%
    TRANSPORT0.51%M1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    MOTORS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied648280,210
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7026,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4827,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4256,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3337,882
    99999 - Dormant Company2947,084
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade243,103
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings236,559
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,813
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores183,558
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment166,236
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate159,284
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating153,708
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1418,491
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,988
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities112,638
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,155
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    79110 - Travel agency activities91,301

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829112 HBS ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08833260 THE BROADWAY CHILD CARE LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08833426 GTHG LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08834128 PULSAR MEDIA LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08834325 SKY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835717 MAN VS FOOD LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08842870 TIRATH (UK) LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844777 GRANTO LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08845069 WARAICH LAW ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08847447 WESTERN TRADERS & CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08850868 NAKED NAVEL LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08856203 BLAZEWAY LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08859829 PERFECT ROOFING LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862500 OPTOMAC1 LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864561 SUZANNE BEAUTY SALON LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08864664 MURUGAN LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08834041 RS CONSULTANTS LONDON LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08844336 AHSAN FRUIT & VEG LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08853178 XBMC-DOCTORS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853318 ELENTIA LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08857587 FLEETWAY LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858443 AFTAB AND NAILA TRADERS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860059 SANDHU PHARMA LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08860146 WOODY'S (FARNBOROUGH) LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08863670 GROVESTREAM PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2014