Southall, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 284 companies were registered in Southall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthallUK
    2015284161,156
    2014257150,722
    % change10.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (284) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015909797
    New companies in 20148569103
    % change5.9%40.6%-5.8%
    Record Year2015 (90)2015 (97)2014 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 164 companies were dissolved in Southall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthallUK
    201516489,523
    201415082,370
    % change9.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (171) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015436160
    Closed companies in 2014474657
    % change-8.5%32.6%5%
    Record Year2013 (64)2015 (61)2009 (128)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Southall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 120 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthallUK
    201512071,633
    201410768,352
    Record Year 2015 (120) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Southall when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015473637
    Net growth in 2014382346
    Record Year2015 (47)2015 (36)2008 (62)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Southall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southall
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change3.8%29.5%-14.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2015 (0.2%)1980 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 39.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    20.0% of all director appointments in Southall in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON2.38%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSTRUCTION2.06%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    SINGH1.86%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.35%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANTS1.22%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%CARE2.13%
    ENTERPRISES1.03%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRADERS0.96%LONDON1.91%
    TRADING0.90%TRADING1.88%
    MANAGEMENT0.84%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDERS0.84%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    FOOD0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.77%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTIONS0.71%CO.,1.58%
    M0.71%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CENTRE0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    CO0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRANSPORT0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    EXPRESS0.64%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    GLOBAL0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HEALTHCARE0.58%BUILDING1.31%
    FOODS0.51%IT1.30%
    ENTERPRISE0.51%MEDIA1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.51%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied712288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8829,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4643,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4630,825
    99999 - Dormant Company4049,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4058,522
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings327,797
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,862
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade213,309
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    86900 - Other human health activities2013,990
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,815
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1911,600
    56290 - Other food services194,729
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating174,256
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing176,052
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    79110 - Travel agency activities141,386
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis146,154
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373180 SMB CATERING LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374389 SHS PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09376899 EC1 PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09379634 BEATARANA LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380312 FAST TRAVEL & MONEY TRANSFER LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380611 G2 ESTATE AGENTS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09391147 NEW KEY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392361 CAPITAL BUILDERS CONTRACTORS LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09402392 CK ACCIDENT COURTESY LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09405001 JRS BUILDERS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406233 GILL H. I. PROPERTIES LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406432 H M HALAL MEAT LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406472 EASY & FAST SHIPMENT LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09410620 WBF ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411505 VK CAD SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09381971 ANEMONE TRADING LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382245 BENNCROFT BUILDING SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09385088 HEER PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09388907 JAMES JEWELLERY (SURREY) LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389109 KHS FASHION JEWELLERY LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09393719 GM FOOD & WINE LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09401603 CUBIQ KITCHENS & BEDROOMS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403943 SEKHON SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09409641 JUMPING KIWI LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    OC397819 GREY RHINO & JAV HUMANITARIAN LLP 28 Jan 2015