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
    07140604 NELSON COOK LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139884 FOODITY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138066 SHINRON LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137957 MINDBEND SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07137903 EASWARA GROUP LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07135638 CANARY CONCIERGE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07134490 IAN ALI LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07131265 LEE WELCH CONTRACTORS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130475 A & P SOCKS LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07130263 HAPPY SHOPPERS (INTL) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128314 ELEGANT SHEEK LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07127878 LEE FRENCH ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07126043 LIFESCIENCES HEALTHCARE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125427 BREADMARKET LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125426 DIGITAL AURUM LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07123296 MALIQUE 1942 LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121966 JR02 LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07121651 THE NOTHING COLLECTIVE LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07121123 IMPERIAL MEDICAL CARE LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07119868 NIASHAN UK LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119480 METROPOLITAN RESOURCES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118124 GLOBAL TOOLS INT LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07117435 ENERGY MICROGENERATION LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07116518 CAPITAL TRIAD LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115142 CAPSICUM MOTORSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Jan 2010