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
    08829745 CHATFIELD TV LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08831241 ESSENTIAL POKER LTD. 03 Jan 2014
    08834229 ALEXICARE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08834298 1945 LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08834599 SIMON AKBAR LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08836458 MARTINDALE (MORTGAGES & PROTECTION) LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08837695 PMV LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839144 SUNSAN PROPERTIES LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08843062 GLENBARR LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844470 LONDON TOWN VENTURES (BELVEDERE) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844841 BAKER MCVEIGH AND ABBOTT LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08849667 DHILLON FARM BIRMINGHAM LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08849682 LANGUAGES FOR BUSINESSES LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08850695 MINT CAR BODYWORK LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08854805 JUILECO LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855621 ELECTRO AC LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08858716 COGENT FINANCE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08859535 OPTIMUS UK PRIVATE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08860898 SKILLZBOOK INTERNATIONAL PLC 24 Jan 2014
    08861849 LION SERVICE CENTER LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863409 CENTRAL LONDON PORTFOLIO LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08865018 SPLASH LEARNING SOLUTIONS LTD. 28 Jan 2014
    08866289 MEDIPLUS LOCUMS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08867573 MOD54 LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08870210 SANGER ADMINISTRATION LTD 30 Jan 2014