Download PDF version

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
    07971258 UK MANSIONS GROUP LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07973553 STANIS LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07974529 DAZ LOGISTICS LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07975629 SOPAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976540 SATURN BUILD SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976597 AVADH LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07977574 NOMINEE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07984733 VILLA BOBASTRO LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07986208 MY FRIEND TRADING LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07989415 LEGALSOURCE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07991132 AS ACCOUNTANTS (SUDBURY) LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07994787 SYNERGY (UK) LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07998862 TOTALLY CAKED UK LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07999340 AMPNI GLOBAL LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001891 LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN 22 Mar 2012
    08005278 ML WELL DONE LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08010454 SYA SERVICES EGHAM LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08011976 CHILDRENS WORLD NURSERY LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08013025 NICHE OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972543 UK BUSINESS COLLEGE LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07976855 ITS A WRAP (WEMBLEY) LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07977438 INSAAF EXCHANGE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07978775 NETFOX FINANCE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07979186 CROMEX GRUP UK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07981479 RK GLOBAL LTD 08 Mar 2012