Croydon, Surrey
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous June.
- April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous April.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2010 a total of 774 companies were formed in Croydon. This figure is 20.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Croydon occurred in 2010 when a total of 774 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2010 774 203,749 2009 645 182,021 % change 20.0% 11.9% Record Year 2010 (774) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 389 companies were registered in Croydon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Croydon UK 2010 389 98,612 2009 323 90,987 % change 20.4% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (389) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous June.
April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 142 117 130 New companies in 2009 107 97 119 % change 32.7% 20.6% 9.2% Record Year 2010 (142) 2006 (123) 2010 (130)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 691 companies were dissolved in Croydon. This figure is 15.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Croydon occurred in 2009 when a total of 815 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2010 691 177,631 2009 815 289,236 % change -15.2% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (815) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 360 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Croydon UK 2010 360 94,954 2009 497 181,176 % change -27.6% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (497) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous June.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 81 124 155 Closed companies in 2009 175 208 114 % change -53.7% -40.4% 36% Record Year 2009 (175) 2009 (208) 2010 (155)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Croydon increased by 83 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2010 83 26,118 2009 -170 -107,215 Record Year 2008 (364) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Croydon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 29 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Croydon UK 2010 29 3,658 2009 -174 -90,189 Record Year 2008 (200) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 61 -7 -25 Net growth in 2009 -68 -111 5 Record Year 1997 (90) 2003 (73) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Croydon 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 22.1% 15.0% -1.8% Record Year 1971 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Croydon was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.3% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Croydon in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.72% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.53% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANCY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.02% BUSINESS 0.98% PROPERTY 2.40% LONDON 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.02% MEDIA 0.88% TRADING 2.01% GLOBAL 0.88% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% CONSULTANTS 0.79% MEDIA 1.80% SECURITY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.75% CROYDON 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% HOUSE 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% (LONDON) 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.56% PROPERTY 0.65% LONDON 1.52% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRADING 0.51% J 1.46% TECHNOLOGIES 0.51% CARE 1.41% ROAD 0.51% GLOBAL 1.39% CARE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.51% BUILDING 1.33% DESIGN 0.51% M 1.29% RECRUITMENT 0.46% IT 1.28% BUILDING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.46% GROUP 1.25% HAIR 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 767 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 177 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 25,942 9999 - Dormant Company 53 19,842 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 8,590 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 46 8,285 98000 - Residents property management 43 3,540 9305 - Other service activities 42 8,822 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 14,598 7260 - Other computer related activities 38 9,122 7499 - Non-trading company 34 13,997 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 7,922 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 13,490 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 30 1,707 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 29 8,262 99999 - Dormant Company 24 14,342 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 5,854 7011 - Development & sell real estate 22 4,579 41100 - Development of building projects 19 3,945 4545 - Other building completion 19 3,057
Recent Companies
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