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

  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 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)CroydonUK
    2010385105,137
    200932291,034
    % change19.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (395) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201093143149
    New companies in 20099496132
    % change-1.1%49.0%12.9%
    Record Year2006 (117)2010 (143)2007 (183)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201033182,677
    2009318108,060
    % change4.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20107395163
    Closed companies in 20093268218
    % change128.1%39.7%-25%
    Record Year2007 (93)2008 (102)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    20105422,460
    20094-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (164) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20102048-14
    Net growth in 20096228-86
    Record Year2009 (62)2003 (67)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change-8.2%27.6%-6.2%
    Record Year1977 (1.3%)1963 (0.9%)1970 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSULTING4.60%
    LONDON1.12%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    GLOBAL1.07%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.88%DESIGN1.91%
    BUSINESS0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.73%MEDIA1.84%
    MEDIA0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    CROYDON0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HOUSE0.68%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%J1.48%
    TRADING0.58%LONDON1.45%
    SECURITY0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CARE0.58%GROUP1.37%
    HAIR0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    GROUP0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    ROAD0.49%CARE1.33%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUILDERS0.44%M1.28%
    BUILDING0.44%SYSTEMS1.25%
    DESIGN0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied784228,645
    7487 - Other business activities18474,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7426,974
    9999 - Dormant Company5919,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities529,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply519,659
    98000 - Residents property management493,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4017,003
    9305 - Other service activities389,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities3810,331
    7499 - Non-trading company3815,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3414,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering339,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified318,154
    7011 - Development & sell real estate265,300
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment261,730
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,340
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.212,729
    41100 - Development of building projects204,513
    99999 - Dormant Company2013,808

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171711 FIRSTASSIST LITIGATION FUNDING LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170347 FITZGERALD MITHIA LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169595 FONDITAL UK LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169481 WHITE KNIGHT CONSULTING LONDON LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168363 SARIZA PRODUCTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07168076 ALEX SULLIVAN LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07168039 GLORIA LOVES VALENTINE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167150 JOHN&NELLIE LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166501 RIGHT DIRECTION RECRUITMENT (UK) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07166157 GLOBAL VISA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07166116 UTILIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165860 ROSTOK LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165390 CLUB SALES UN LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07163763 ECO MISCO UK LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07163695 DRAGON TRANSPORT LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07163579 T.W.B PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07160555 SKP FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07160344 DRPM BAR LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159592 CPA COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159590 TORQUE REACTION LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159177 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158961 LLOYD DAVIS SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158324 POZENA LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07156045 WHITEHAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154632 1 TRIBE MEDIA LTD 11 Feb 2010