Croydon, Surrey
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 385 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Croydon UK 2010 385 105,137 2009 322 91,034 % change 19.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (395) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 93 143 149 New companies in 2009 94 96 132 % change -1.1% 49.0% 12.9% Record Year 2006 (117) 2010 (143) 2007 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 331 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Croydon UK 2010 331 82,677 2009 318 108,060 % change 4.1% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 73 95 163 Closed companies in 2009 32 68 218 % change 128.1% 39.7% -25% Record Year 2007 (93) 2008 (102) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 54 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Croydon UK 2010 54 22,460 2009 4 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (164) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 20 48 -14 Net growth in 2009 62 28 -86 Record Year 2009 (62) 2003 (67) 2008 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Croydon 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change -8.2% 27.6% -6.2% Record Year 1977 (1.3%) 1963 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.9% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.65% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.41% CONSULTING 4.60% LONDON 1.12% CONSULTANCY 2.87% GLOBAL 1.07% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 0.92% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.88% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTY 0.88% DESIGN 1.91% BUSINESS 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INVESTMENTS 0.73% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% CROYDON 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HOUSE 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.68% J 1.48% TRADING 0.58% LONDON 1.45% SECURITY 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CARE 0.58% GROUP 1.37% HAIR 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% GROUP 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% ROAD 0.49% CARE 1.33% ELECTRICAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUILDERS 0.44% M 1.28% BUILDING 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% DESIGN 0.44% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 784 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 184 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 59 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 51 9,659 98000 - Residents property management 49 3,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 38 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 38 10,331 7499 - Non-trading company 38 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 33 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 8,154 7011 - Development & sell real estate 26 5,300 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 26 1,730 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,340 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 21 2,729 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,513 99999 - Dormant Company 20 13,808
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07210327 AMA SURGICAL SPECIALISTS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07208525 IDEALLETS LTD 30 Mar 2010 07206695 TOPTIP (CROYDON) LTD 29 Mar 2010 07204352 LATWA INVESTMENTS UK LTD 26 Mar 2010 07204092 PETUKY LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07202759 CHILDREN OF ALL NATIONS LTD 25 Mar 2010 07201513 HONOR CONSULTING UK LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07200927 NEW CROYDON MOTORS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07199874 KENDOR DAY NURSERY LTD 23 Mar 2010 07198908 I M M CONSULTING LTD 23 Mar 2010 07198763 LONDON SCHOOL OF MASSAGE LTD 23 Mar 2010 07198711 GEEKTECH LTD 23 Mar 2010 07197177 DESAI IMAGING LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07197068 M G R LEGAL & IMMIGRATION SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07195247 C JOHNSON LTD 19 Mar 2010 07193464 AME HEALTH LTD 17 Mar 2010 07192230 WET AND WILD FILM CO LTD 17 Mar 2010 07190710 18 ELGIN LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07190148 JOHNSON & SONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07188890 HILLGROUND GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY (SOUTH CROYDON) LIMITED 15 Mar 2010 07188283 CEM1 LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07186766 DOTEDITOR LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07186439 MRK PROPERTY.CO.UK LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07186316 CEDARS HOUSE LTD 11 Mar 2010 07185192 THE CASTLE SUSSEX LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
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