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Wembley, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wembley when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wembley when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wembley when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wembley 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wembley when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 427 companies were registered in Wembley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WembleyUK
    2012427131,491
    2011381116,391
    % change12.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (427) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Wembley when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wembley when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012133130164
    New companies in 201193135153
    % change43.0%-3.7%7.2%
    Record Year2012 (133)2011 (135)2012 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 218 companies were dissolved in Wembley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WembleyUK
    201221867,576
    201129190,987
    % change-25.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (408) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012766577
    Closed companies in 20111238187
    % change-38.2%-19.8%-11%
    Record Year2011 (123)2008 (125)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wembley when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Wembley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 209 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WembleyUK
    201220963,915
    20119025,404
    Record Year 2012 (209) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wembley when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012576587
    Net growth in 2011-305466
    Record Year2009 (59)2012 (65)2008 (98)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Wembley formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Wembley
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change22.6%-17.6%0.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.8%)1988 (0.6%)1976 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    18.4% of all director appointments in Wembley in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.59%CONSULTING5.07%
    LONDON1.54%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRADING1.18%TRADING2.07%
    IT1.04%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GLOBAL0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.73%LONDON1.66%
    ENTERPRISE0.68%J1.54%
    MEDIA0.64%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    K0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUSINESS0.55%IT1.40%
    PROPERTY0.50%CARE1.34%
    INFOTECH0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MARKETING0.45%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    HIRE0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    CENTRE0.45%S1.20%
    SECURITY0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied936216,665
    7487 - Other business activities18352,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8835,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7413,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6914,303
    9999 - Dormant Company5718,617
    99999 - Dormant Company4725,084
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply436,934
    62090 - Other information technology service activities428,145
    9305 - Other service activities428,818
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4019,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3612,113
    5530 - Restaurants324,633
    7260 - Other computer related activities307,154
    62012 - Business and domestic software development264,356
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,892
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate214,427
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating201,626
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult192,379
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores171,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07898601 PENWALL LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07900080 MEE-TOO DELICACIES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07902098 BRAND ENGINEERS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902898 KARIZMA DESIGN LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904924 ATLAS WASTE OIL COLLECTION LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07918804 DA ENTERPRISE(UK) LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07920500 JEIWIN LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921130 JUMBOPARCELSERVICE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07926615 KC PRINT LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07929913 KEYONA LOGISTICS LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07896532 GMC & SPR SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896775 KATHMANDU VARIETY FOODS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899384 CINE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07900119 THE THREE QUARTER SUN LTD. 06 Jan 2012
    07900349 JOCKEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901895 HOLYBREAD BAKERY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902039 HARI BROTHERS CONSTRUCTIONS LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07904611 CYBERSEC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904631 CLUMBERSTONE LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905171 ECOBIO UK LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907402 LOCUM PLUS EMPLOYMENT LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07910346 HI LORDSON GROUP LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07911135 HR ASSURED LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07912197 S FADI ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913992 FISHER - GREEN LTD 18 Jan 2012