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
    09418166 SONIA PRODUCTIONS UNLIMITED UK LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420338 RASHPAL SINGH LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420942 MHAY CARS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421602 MONEY NEVER SLEEPS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09425808 TALENT FARM 06 Feb 2015
    09426629 MVS PROJECTS LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09426991 AL-KAUSAR LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09429108 VARUGHESE & VARUGHESE LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429840 MOKSHA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431105 S SUKHDEV LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09434466 GLOBAL HELIX LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09445880 RASHMEET LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09446642 AISHA MALIK LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09446985 AD AUTOSHINE LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09456132 VISA24X7 LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456442 ROMAN HAUS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456577 SAFFRON D'OR LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09416052 GLDYS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09416737 BEEP MOBILE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09431347 THE GOURMET WRAP CO LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09434787 VOICE HOMECARE LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09437188 RHA TRADERS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09442162 FAIR DEAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09460377 BRAVO ENTERPRISES LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09463782 SAFARIPOT LTD 27 Feb 2015