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Stanmore, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stanmore 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 2012)

    A total of 209 companies were registered in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StanmoreUK
    2012209131,491
    2011194116,391
    % change7.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2005 (376) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stanmore when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012587477
    New companies in 2011487274
    % change20.8%2.8%4.1%
    Record Year2012 (58)2005 (133)2005 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StanmoreUK
    201211367,576
    201112090,987
    % change-5.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2008 (262) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012343247
    Closed companies in 2011523335
    % change-34.6%-3.0%34%
    Record Year2008 (112)2008 (137)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Stanmore during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 96 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StanmoreUK
    20129663,915
    20117425,404
    Record Year 2005 (321) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012244230
    Net growth in 2011-43939
    Record Year2005 (27)2005 (106)2005 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Stanmore formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stanmore
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change3.6%-12.1%-2.7%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)2005 (0.4%)2005 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    23.0% of all director appointments in Stanmore in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    RESTAURANT1.11%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.87%PROPERTY2.37%
    IT0.71%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.71%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CAPITAL0.56%BUSINESS1.73%
    (LONDON)0.56%MEDIA1.72%
    HOLDINGS0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SPICE0.56%LONDON1.66%
    K0.48%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.48%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    LONDON0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    DESIGN0.48%IT1.40%
    J0.48%CARE1.34%
    COURT0.48%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BAR0.40%M1.27%
    INDIAN0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.40%ENERGY1.20%
    CARE0.40%S1.20%
    ONE0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied293216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7252,735
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4914,303
    99999 - Dormant Company4625,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4135,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3219,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,637
    9999 - Dormant Company2518,617
    9305 - Other service activities218,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities177,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities178,145
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified153,931
    41100 - Development of building projects154,984
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities154,132
    86900 - Other human health activities145,066
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering135,169
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    59113 - Television programme production activities121,034
    7499 - Non-trading company119,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932598 MENESTYA LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933958 WIRE DSP LTD. 02 Feb 2012
    07934159 MOREBINARY LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936191 RL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939040 BEKAA VALLEY UK LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07939468 S.A. TOOLS LTD. 07 Feb 2012
    07941376 SWANROW LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07942765 CHARLOTTE HIGNETT CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07942974 SECURE BUILDINGS CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945827 RB HALAL MEAT CENTRE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07949671 SAMAWA LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950898 ARKWRIGHT ROAD LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952561 DE VILLIERS PROPERTY CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07953995 HIT HARD ENT UK LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954638 JAYSON CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955645 ALPHA KONSULTANCY LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956025 ADCORP SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956478 LTDPRIVILEGE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07960987 KHOJA JAFFERY ACADEMY 22 Feb 2012
    07963042 REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964348 TDS PLUMBING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966674 FROGNAL TRADING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967223 MOBILE ACCESSORIES CENTRAL LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07968176 AREEN LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07969486 BARRYMAN LIMITED 29 Feb 2012