Uxbridge, Greater London

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 195 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)UxbridgeUK
    2012195118,868
    2011171114,512
    % change14.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (195) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012706560
    New companies in 2011517446
    % change37.3%-12.2%30.4%
    Record Year2012 (70)2011 (74)2002 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)UxbridgeUK
    201212474,772
    20119772,230
    % change27.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (154) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012394738
    Closed companies in 2011244132
    % change62.5%14.6%19%
    Record Year2010 (43)2008 (58)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 71 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)UxbridgeUK
    20127144,096
    20117442,282
    Record Year 2011 (74) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012311822
    Net growth in 2011273314
    Record Year2008 (33)2011 (33)2002 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Uxbridge formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Uxbridge
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change23.1%-11.5%29.0%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1974 (0.6%)1963 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Uxbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Uxbridge in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.34%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    LONDON1.00%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.75%TRADING2.08%
    FOOD0.75%DESIGN1.87%
    CARE0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDICAL0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE)0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    CARS0.58%LONDON1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%J1.55%
    GCH0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    WINE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%IT1.43%
    CLEANING0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.50%CARE1.32%
    CREATIVE0.50%M1.27%
    PERI0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    UXBRIDGE0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HOUSE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUILDERS0.42%S1.17%
    CO0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied519331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4014,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3913,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3619,425
    7487 - Other business activities3335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2833,677
    74990 - Non-trading company219,203
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities147,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    9305 - Other service activities116,142
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply114,997
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,514
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,795
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings83,086
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities81,360
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200693 ZAFAR AND SONS LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08204520 CAREMAX SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08211321 PNI LOGISTICS (UK) LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212570 TRICE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214912 DELICIO EXPRESS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216706 PRETTYFRESH LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219898 BSPOKEN LONDON LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08228962 PARM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231827 UXBRIDGE CRIME PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203293 MANAGED PARKING LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08212780 MCNAB CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08216257 GLEESONS AND CO LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222402 OAKRIDGE PRESTIGE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08201939 QUALITY FURNITURE (UK) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205287 CIPROS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08208456 EIGHTY8 PROPERTIES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210251 ONE WORLD ENTERPRISE LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210919 HUITONG MONEY TRANSFER LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213242 GSP PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08221002 R A HOSPITAL SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08223097 MEDICAREPLUS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226136 A.N.P ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD. 24 Sep 2012
    08226336 JOHAL & COMPANY LONDON LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228556 ABSTRACT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229936 PRIME JEWELS LTD 26 Sep 2012