Wembley, Greater London

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 Wembley when compared to any previous Q1.

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

    A total of 524 companies were registered in Wembley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.7% 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)WembleyUK
    2014524150,722
    2013434134,802
    % change20.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (524) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

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

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

    February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Wembley when compared to any month in history.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014168183173
    New companies in 2013116160158
    % change44.8%14.4%9.5%
    Record Year2014 (168)2014 (183)2014 (173)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 303 companies were dissolved in Wembley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% 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)WembleyUK
    201430382,370
    201326277,914
    % change15.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (408) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20149296115
    Closed companies in 20131078768
    % change-14.0%10.3%69%
    Record Year2011 (123)2008 (125)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Wembley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 221 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WembleyUK
    201422168,352
    201317256,888
    Record Year 2014 (221) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

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

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Wembley when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014768758
    Net growth in 201397390
    Record Year2014 (76)2014 (87)2008 (98)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Wembley formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Wembley
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change35.5%5.6%-8.6%
    Record Year2002 (0.4%)1988 (0.6%)1988 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 39.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% 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 Wembley was in 2013 when 27.0% of all directors were female.

    20.9% of all director appointments in Wembley 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
    LONDON1.76%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.61%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.42%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%PROPERTY2.64%
    TRADING1.26%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANTS1.07%LONDON1.88%
    IT0.96%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.96%CARE1.79%
    GLOBAL0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.80%BUSINESS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ENTERPRISE0.61%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SERVICE0.61%GLOBAL1.58%
    J0.57%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.57%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUILDING0.57%MEDIA1.48%
    CARE0.57%IT1.33%
    DESIGN0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FOODS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MARKETING0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    HOUSE0.46%M1.21%
    M0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    RESTAURANT0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,183280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15827,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13456,411
    99999 - Dormant Company12247,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12226,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8637,882
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6512,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development469,509
    56101 - Licensed restaurants437,965
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet379,358
    41100 - Development of building projects379,855
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3418,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate349,284
    86900 - Other human health activities3410,273
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating323,708
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing315,521
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities302,747
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,135
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade273,103
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment276,236

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08830064 LEILA HAIR AND MAKE-UP ARTIST LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    OC390185 PIERPONT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP 06 Jan 2014
    08833655 D1 TRADING LTD. 07 Jan 2014
    08834752 ADVENT CARE UK LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835964 M BAIG LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08837697 FASHIONSFEVER LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08837889 BRIDGEWATER BUILDING MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08839016 MAX RETAIL LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08839110 MAK & B (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08841570 C & Y BROTHERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08844929 EB QUICK & EASY LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08848024 IIQ TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08852567 KUCHTA SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08856666 ISOPROF LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08857046 VEL QUALITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08870285 PREMIER FOCUS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08871891 M&K CARS LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08830486 PC GEEKS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831653 CENTRAL VILLAGE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08834634 P&J CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835501 SAIYAN LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08835810 HARROW LIGHTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08836756 MAGIC HAIR BEAUTY SUNBED LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08837172 PIZZAS FRESH LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08837716 BUTCHER AND CHARLES LTD 09 Jan 2014