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Uxbridge, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 181 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)UxbridgeUK
    2011181116,391
    2010149105,137
    % change21.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011555769
    New companies in 2010394862
    % change41.0%18.8%11.3%
    Record Year2011 (55)2011 (57)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)UxbridgeUK
    20119690,986
    201010282,677
    % change-5.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2004 (142) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011333726
    Closed companies in 2010243246
    % change37.5%15.6%-43%
    Record Year2008 (48)2004 (90)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 85 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)UxbridgeUK
    20118525,405
    20104722,460
    Record Year 2011 (85) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011222043
    Net growth in 2010151616
    Record Year2003 (23)2009 (29)2011 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Uxbridge formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Uxbridge
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.7%4.4%6.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.9%)1965 (0.7%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    24.1% of all director appointments in Uxbridge in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.44%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CARE0.77%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING0.77%TRADING2.10%
    LONDON0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROPERTY0.77%BUSINESS1.87%
    CADBURY0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BEAUTY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HOLDINGS0.57%LONDON1.60%
    MARKETING0.57%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%J1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%GLOBAL1.44%
    BUILDING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DANYL0.48%IT1.41%
    MUSIC0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LOGISTICS0.38%BUILDING1.34%
    EUROPE0.38%M1.30%
    FOOD0.38%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROJECT0.38%S1.24%
    RELIANCE0.38%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DEVELOPMENT0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied307202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6760,968
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3610,246
    9999 - Dormant Company3319,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2630,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2616,150
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    9305 - Other service activities188,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply177,000
    74990 - Non-trading company168,695
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,336
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,183
    70100 - Activities of head offices122,849
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    68201 - Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate10356
    7499 - Non-trading company811,316
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings82,290
    4534 - Other building installation82,285
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07583360 CARANDAY ELECTRICS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07579738 JAMES MAYHEW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579155 KRAFT FOODS UK IP & PRODUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577802 KRAFT FOODS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS UK LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07574205 GSB PRODUCTIONS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572535 SLOUGH BUILDER MERCHANTS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570268 BROADCAST PLANET LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569148 DALE VENN ARCHITECTS LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07567311 NITA ZAHIR CONSULTING LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07566984 GOLD CUBE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565205 LEAP4SUCCESS LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07560890 DURGE ASSOCIATES LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07558774 TECHS247 LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07551596 DLS HEATING LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07549838 TECH-PEOPLE (SOUTH) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549384 WEE EXPORT LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07577849 FICO MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07572413 VJW LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07568302 PRECIZA LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07553221 LYRICWORKS LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07578780 COMPASS REMOVALS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07567172 AYUSH LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07564107 GOOD WITH NUTRITION LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561909 N DANTE LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07550000 INTER ULTRA LTD 03 Mar 2011