Uxbridge, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 279 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)UxbridgeUK
    2015279161,156
    2014272150,722
    % change2.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (279) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157896105
    New companies in 20147882112
    % change0.0%17.1%-6.3%
    Record Year2014 (78)2015 (96)2014 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 145 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)UxbridgeUK
    201514589,523
    201414282,370
    % change2.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (145) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015386740
    Closed companies in 2014465046
    % change-17.4%34.0%-13%
    Record Year2013 (51)2004 (90)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 134 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)UxbridgeUK
    201513471,633
    201413068,352
    Record Year 2015 (134) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015402965
    Net growth in 2014323266
    Record Year2012 (48)2014 (32)2013 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Uxbridge formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Uxbridge
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-1.9%7.9%-14.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1989 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Uxbridge was in 2007 when 27.2% of all directors were female.

    22.9% of all director appointments in Uxbridge in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE2.35%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING2.00%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%PROPERTY2.72%
    SOCIAL1.41%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    LONDON1.29%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY1.23%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HEALTHCARE1.06%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%TRADING1.88%
    DESIGN0.94%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.82%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    PROJECT0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    LVA0.65%CO.,1.58%
    ENGINEERING0.65%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    S0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    L0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    FOOD0.47%IT1.30%
    IT0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    WINE0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied502288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8743,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7930,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6129,218
    99999 - Dormant Company5549,474
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified445,014
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4058,522
    86900 - Other human health activities3913,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings297,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2819,098
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating264,256
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    86101 - Hospital activities205,043
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,682
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores193,835
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1810,200
    71129 - Other engineering activities186,278
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374370 BHH MEDICAL CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09392940 JONES FISHER DOWNES LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09398059 ALPETCO LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09400711 SF HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09400845 BELLEVUE CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09401480 MERIT OFFICE CLEANING LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09401594 DOG CIRCLE LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09401992 JACOBS COFFEE UK LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404679 INDIGOWOODS PROJECT DELIVERY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09407387 ZEROFORTYNINE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410778 MEDIA SEVENTY7 LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411920 JABIR LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09412312 TALK4CHANGE LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09396040 ROSTAN RECRUITMENT LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09393913 BRINREES LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397163 RLM PHYSIOLOGY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401181 HEAR & SONS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09405121 JWBYATTSOLUTIONSCOMPANY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09407518 RAJAN TRANSPORT LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09410393 CALMER KIDS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412204 SBTRUMPER SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414382 VISION WINDSCREENS LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09399998 BAD NOISE LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09400559 CREATIVE PAINT SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09409065 RUF (UK) LIMITED 27 Jan 2015