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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
    07971983 MIDDLESEX MOT LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07974451 IBRAHIM HOTEL RESTAURANT LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974495 ADAP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07976904 IMK CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07979011 CLIQUE SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07979239 BUSINESS MODEL STRATEGIES LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07980018 STARBORN UK LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07980460 BEBLOS ROASTED NUTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07982909 K2 STANWELL LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07983183 PRESTIGE EXPORTS (LONDON) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984805 THANKS FOR FRANKS BAKERY COMPANY LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07985643 MAMA PUT KITCHEN LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07986251 RICKMANSWORTH INNS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07991709 WE ARE BARD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07993718 R & D MEDICAL LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994209 RAV ITALIAN LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994566 MECY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07997797 SUNCREEK RETAILING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998619 MASONRY MASTERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999477 MUSTARD SEED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001226 12 WELL COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08004433 DANUBIA TRADING LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08006863 STRATON GREEN ENERGY LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08010173 GOLD CREST CARE HOME LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08010237 SHELVED GATES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012