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
    07170051 ENIM VERO LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169070 ELDER CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168335 STAR DIRECT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167241 ICE & SPICE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166595 DITTO-YAD LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165723 DETUNE FILMS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07162084 TATE NETWORKS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161858 TATE TRAINING LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160224 EUROPE TRADING LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159184 CAPITAX FINANCIAL LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158857 SUN N SAND TOURS LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158800 BACK OFFICE PARTNERS LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158582 MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157204 CHRISTA WRIGHT LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156760 MAC LEISURE LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07154994 HASSAN & ABBAS CLOTHING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07154934 GEROMUK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153721 TULIPE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151789 HOPE STAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07144461 LONDON LEDGERS LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07143659 APPLIANCE HUNTER LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143018 GRN CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142540 RKS ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    OC352540 HERIOTS CAPITAL NO. 1 LLP 23 Feb 2010
    OC352590 HERIOTS RESIDENTIAL NO 1 LLP 24 Feb 2010