Uxbridge, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

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)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 272 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.4% 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)UxbridgeUK
    2014272150,722
    2013226134,802
    % change20.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (272) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20147882112
    New companies in 2013696196
    % change13.0%34.4%16.7%
    Record Year2014 (78)2014 (82)2014 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly 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)UxbridgeUK
    201414282,370
    201311677,914
    % change22.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (142) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014465046
    Closed companies in 2013513530
    % change-9.8%42.9%53%
    Record Year2013 (51)2004 (90)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 130 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)UxbridgeUK
    201413068,352
    201311056,888
    Record Year 2014 (130) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014323266
    Net growth in 2013182666
    Record Year2012 (48)2014 (32)2013 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Uxbridge
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change5.8%24.1%-2.7%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1989 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% 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 Uxbridge was in 2007 when 27.2% of all directors were female.

    22.5% of all director appointments in Uxbridge 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
    CONSULTING2.51%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT2.05%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSTRUCTION1.19%PROPERTY2.64%
    CARE1.12%TRADING2.05%
    FOOD0.99%LONDON1.88%
    LONDON0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SOCIAL0.66%CARE1.79%
    BUILDING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%DESIGN1.75%
    IT0.53%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    WINE0.53%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%PROPERTIES1.60%
    RPP0.46%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTY0.46%GLOBAL1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%J1.48%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    BUSINESS0.40%IT1.33%
    TRAINING0.40%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRADING0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PARTNERSHIP0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    ENGINEERING0.40%M1.21%
    SECURITY0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    UXBRIDGE0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied476280,210
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7826,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6227,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6037,882
    99999 - Dormant Company4547,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3956,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2918,491
    74990 - Non-trading company2814,135
    86900 - Other human health activities2710,273
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating263,708
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings226,559
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,313
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,358
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment156,236
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies143,840
    86210 - General medical practice activities133,987
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate139,284

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831337 AFREHJUNIOR LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08833060 J. W. JAMES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833068 ASSET BUILD LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08835249 BH DEEP FOOD & WINE LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08838247 NATIONWIDE VEHICLE TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838593 ODYSSEY EVENT PROFESSIONALS LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08845776 GLOBAL INVESTMENT PROPOSALS SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08855415 RAMA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08855823 SS SOCIAL CARE CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08866215 ELEMENT FITNESS LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08866631 SHEROZ GOLD LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08869004 MICKY WATERSON SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08871655 PODZ UK LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08871899 SDC CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08856432 NAINA KALIDAS MORJARIA LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08829159 RJL RETAIL LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08829761 LEIGH CAIN CREATIVE LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08830391 ROYSTON CAR & COMMERCIAL LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08830869 NW LONDON CONTRACTS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08832715 CLOCKWISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833726 ISHVEEN FOOD & WINE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835590 PANASHE LONDON LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08851287 WOLFE ROOFING LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854377 GENERAL STORE (BERKSHIRE) LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08864824 MALIK BUILDING SERVICES (UK) LTD. 28 Jan 2014