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 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
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