Stanmore, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 206 companies were registered in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StanmoreUK
    2013206134,802
    2012209131,491
    % change-1.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2005 (376) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stanmore when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013645983
    New companies in 2012587477
    % change10.3%-20.3%7.8%
    Record Year2013 (64)2005 (133)2005 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StanmoreUK
    201310977,914
    201211367,576
    % change-3.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2008 (262) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013572032
    Closed companies in 2012343247
    % change67.6%-37.5%-32%
    Record Year2008 (112)2008 (137)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Stanmore during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 97 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)StanmoreUK
    20139756,888
    20129663,915
    Record Year 2005 (321) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201373951
    Net growth in 2012244230
    Record Year2005 (27)2005 (106)2005 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Stanmore formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Stanmore
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-1.1%-20.9%11.5%
    Record Year1983 (0.3%)2005 (0.4%)2005 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stanmore was in 2009 when 28.9% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Stanmore in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.82%CONSULTING5.18%
    PROPERTIES1.41%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%PROPERTY2.44%
    RESTAURANT1.08%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS1.08%DESIGN1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOUSE0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.74%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    LONDON0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    IT0.66%GLOBAL1.57%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%J1.56%
    J0.58%CARE1.46%
    (0.58%IT1.43%
    PARTNERS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    )0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%M1.25%
    SIMPLY0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    BEAUTY0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CLAIMS0.50%TRAINING1.17%
    CURRY0.50%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied375249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7824,894
    99999 - Dormant Company6943,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5523,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5532,624
    56101 - Licensed restaurants456,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,664
    59113 - Television programme production activities191,786
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified196,954
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities186,591
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,059
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate177,507
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet147,199
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating132,989
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis125,104
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes113,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344836 FREE PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08347254 OAK AND THE CHERRY INTERACTIVE LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350116 MODERN ASIAN WEDDING LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351910 LONDON & COUNTY HOUSING (UK) LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353370 UNO MOTORCYCLES ( UK ) LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353962 DESIGN2WEBPLUS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354443 CHISWELL SERVICE LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08354674 EXPRESS VISA SERVICE LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08355509 ROOCHI LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356891 ROSS (IP) LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357425 SECOND CHANCE PLUS LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08357530 BELMONT ABC PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08358581 GOLDEN LION CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08359522 HARNAM CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08360125 MARVOX SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08360589 GREENER GATEWAY GLOBAL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08365903 RMM ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367039 BARON & WHYTE LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368060 CHEAPBODYREPAIR LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369170 CAPELLA (UK) LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370562 QUASAR RECRUITMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371398 JOHN SAFE TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08373032 J D ZENCARE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08377195 ENGINEERING & PLANT SOLUTION LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08380513 THE VOICEOVER VOICE LTD 29 Jan 2013