Stanmore, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 36.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StanmoreUK
    2010187105,137
    200913791,034
    % change36.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2005 (376) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010545578
    New companies in 2009444548
    % change22.7%22.2%62.5%
    Record Year2007 (58)2005 (133)2005 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StanmoreUK
    201010782,677
    2009150108,060
    % change-28.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2008 (262) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010283148
    Closed companies in 2009214683
    % change33.3%-32.6%-42%
    Record Year2008 (112)2008 (137)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Stanmore during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 80 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StanmoreUK
    20108022,460
    2009-13-17,026
    Record Year 2005 (321) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010262430
    Net growth in 200923-1-35
    Record Year2005 (27)2005 (106)2005 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Stanmore formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stanmore
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change13.9%4.7%35.0%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)2005 (0.4%)2005 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    21.3% of all director appointments in Stanmore in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.94%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTING4.60%
    LONDON1.08%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    INVESTMENTS1.08%PROPERTY2.50%
    GLOBAL0.97%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%TRADING1.93%
    TRADING0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENTERPRISES0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTIES0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    MEDIA0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CAPITAL0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%J1.48%
    INTERNATIONAL0.65%LONDON1.45%
    PROPERTY0.65%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    FINANCE0.54%GROUP1.37%
    HERIOTS0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DIRECT0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    K0.54%CARE1.33%
    D0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RESIDENTIAL0.43%M1.28%
    DESIGNS0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    (LONDON)0.43%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied299228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9974,904
    9999 - Dormant Company4219,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3826,974
    7499 - Non-trading company3515,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities3010,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2917,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities279,943
    99999 - Dormant Company2313,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2214,007
    5530 - Restaurants184,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,143
    7011 - Development & sell real estate125,300
    4545 - Other building completion113,346
    46310 - Wholesale of fruit and vegetables10208
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering109,325

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140745 STRATUS INFOTECH LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139765 WELCOME HAIR SALON LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07136328 TALK 4 FUN LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135140 THE CAKE HOTEL LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07133356 NIKKHSIN UK PTE LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132887 PAMPERCARD LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07131432 GINTAS COMBAT SELF DEFENCE LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130767 MELACY LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130539 UNO-KIDS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07126662 ASHER TRADING LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07125245 BEST GO PRIVATE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07122758 ZAJD ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121894 FAST TIME SOLUTIONS (MIDDLESEX) LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07120423 GODFREY INVESTMENTS (LONDON) LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07118941 20-20 EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118056 CONCIERGE SERVICE PROVIDERS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117657 ANDERSON TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117353 ASH CONSTRUCTION (HERTS) LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116847 ISSEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115919 CONSULTING20 LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07115788 RIGHT 2 BUILD LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115753 DAY N NIGHT LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07115408 THE MOBILITY STORE LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07114875 WE ALL NEED WORDS LIMITED 02 Jan 2010
    OC351384 MANOR CAPITAL LLP 11 Jan 2010