Uxbridge, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)UxbridgeUK
    2010149105,137
    200914191,034
    % change5.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (175) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010394862
    New companies in 2009415248
    % change-4.9%-7.7%29.2%
    Record Year2007 (51)2009 (52)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)UxbridgeUK
    201010282,677
    2009140108,060
    % change-27.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2004 (142) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010243246
    Closed companies in 2009182399
    % change33.3%39.1%-54%
    Record Year2008 (48)2004 (90)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 47 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)UxbridgeUK
    20104722,460
    20091-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (64) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010151616
    Net growth in 20092329-51
    Record Year2003 (23)2009 (29)2000 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Uxbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Uxbridge
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-11.7%-21.0%7.3%
    Record Year1966 (0.9%)1965 (0.7%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    21.0% of all director appointments in Uxbridge in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.70%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ASSOCIATES1.13%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    FOOD1.02%PROPERTY2.50%
    LONDON1.02%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INTERNATIONAL0.90%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTING0.90%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TRADING0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    HEATHROW0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    GLOBAL0.79%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%ENGINEERING1.54%
    WINE0.68%J1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.68%LONDON1.45%
    TRADERS0.68%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%GROUP1.37%
    BUILDING0.68%GLOBAL1.35%
    (LONDON)0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%CARE1.33%
    EXCELLIUM0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SPECIALIST0.45%M1.28%
    MEDIA0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HAULAGE0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied319228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7274,904
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities269,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified258,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply229,659
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2226,974
    9305 - Other service activities179,038
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1617,003
    99999 - Dormant Company1613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    7499 - Non-trading company1515,398
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,340
    74990 - Non-trading company148,149
    70100 - Activities of head offices133,137
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    68201 - Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate10415
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing102,540
    86900 - Other human health activities93,445

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07136235 ORTHOSYS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135550 A & T ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07133843 WHISPERS ENTERPRISE LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132990 TOPCAST AVIATION EUROPE LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132795 EXPERT LONDON CLEANERS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07132100 ETHOS PROJECTS (HERTFORDSHIRE) LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130047 BECK AND CALL DIRECT LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07125049 RELIANCE NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK PFI LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123331 UK INTERNATIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07120776 BUCKS PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07136395 P M Z BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07118525 SURVIVOR GAMES LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07137399 THE MIDDLE EAST CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135606 REVERB CLOTHING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07132600 PLATINUM EUROPE LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130358 ROBINS CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128168 GREAT LONDON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07127853 FREQUENCIA LTD 17 Jan 2010
    07126795 SANNAF LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07122508 OPTIMAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122296 THE WHITE HOUSE DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120893 KAMSAM (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07114775 CHARLSAR CLEANING SERVICES LTD 02 Jan 2010
    OC351415 DISCOVER HEALTHCARE JOBS LLP 11 Jan 2010
    07116682 RVA SYNERGIES LTD 05 Jan 2010