Stanmore, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stanmore when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    A total of 238 companies were registered in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StanmoreUK
    2014238150,722
    2013206134,802
    % change15.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2005 (376) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stanmore when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014836095
    New companies in 2013645983
    % change29.7%1.7%14.5%
    Record Year2014 (83)2005 (133)2005 (206)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Stanmore during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StanmoreUK
    201411582,370
    201310977,914
    % change5.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2008 (262) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014275038
    Closed companies in 2013572032
    % change-52.6%150.0%19%
    Record Year2008 (112)2008 (137)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Stanmore during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 123 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)StanmoreUK
    201412368,352
    20139756,888
    Record Year 2005 (321) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stanmore when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014561057
    Net growth in 201373951
    Record Year2014 (56)2005 (106)2005 (188)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Stanmore formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Stanmore
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change21.4%-6.1%-4.5%
    Record Year1983 (0.3%)2005 (0.4%)2005 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    21.6% of all director appointments in Stanmore in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.62%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.48%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTIES1.03%TRADING2.05%
    CARE0.81%LONDON1.88%
    TRADING0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MANAGEMENT0.74%CARE1.79%
    SPICE0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HOUSE0.66%DESIGN1.75%
    GLOBAL0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%BUSINESS1.71%
    BUILDING0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    M0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%GLOBAL1.58%
    TRAINING0.52%J1.48%
    SECURITY0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DESIGN0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    BUSINESS0.52%IT1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FOODS0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    FINANCE0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    P0.44%M1.21%
    C0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    RTM0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied417280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company8747,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7227,750
    56101 - Licensed restaurants647,965
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5956,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5537,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5026,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3018,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate239,284
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate215,920
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified208,155
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,313
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis165,419
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified155,537
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,358
    86900 - Other human health activities1510,273
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings156,559
    59113 - Television programme production activities132,162

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08874163 HPH GAS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08874575 NABEELA (UK) LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08874839 MAKACHU LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875996 PINFO LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877633 CANFORD CARE CONSULTING LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08883815 AUTONETICS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08884590 MCMAHON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08887009 INDY V LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887967 GDS VELOCITY LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08891859 RUDRA CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08892404 OVY BUILDING COMPANY LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08896640 ZIRCONS (UK) LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08896968 RIKA TRANSPORT LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08897067 NORTON REPAIR ASSISTANCE LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08902279 CALLINAN COACHES UK LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902437 MISUENOS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903688 REISHI LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08908426 LINES-UK DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910770 IMAN HALAL MEAT LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08911143 W.T.F MAINTENANCE LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08911701 RCP ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08913210 ATELIER URBAN WORKS LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08913225 L G PREDA STEEL LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08916296 VIRTUAL INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08916782 JITS ENTERPRISES LTD 28 Feb 2014