Croydon, Surrey
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 354 companies were registered in Croydon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Croydon UK 2010 354 101,492 2009 352 94,671 % change 0.6% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (354) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 116 120 118 New companies in 2009 107 109 136 % change 8.4% 10.1% -13.2% Record Year 2007 (128) 2010 (120) 2009 (136)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 278 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Croydon UK 2010 278 87,705 2009 377 159,401 % change -26.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (377) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 95 103 80 Closed companies in 2009 87 94 196 % change 9.2% 9.6% -59% Record Year 2007 (124) 2008 (154) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Croydon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 76 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Croydon UK 2010 76 13,787 2009 -25 -64,730 Record Year 1995 (149) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 21 17 38 Net growth in 2009 20 15 -60 Record Year 2008 (100) 1999 (47) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Croydon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Croydon 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 0.8% -0.1% -16.8% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1967 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Croydon in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 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 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.68% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MEDIA 0.93% PROPERTY 2.38% GLOBAL 0.93% TRADING 2.04% BUSINESS 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.01% LONDON 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% CROYDON 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% SECURITY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.75% MEDIA 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.73% (LONDON) 0.65% LONDON 1.59% PROPERTY 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.59% CARE 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TECHNOLOGIES 0.56% CARE 1.44% RECRUITMENT 0.51% J 1.44% FOUNDATION 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% NRG 0.47% GLOBAL 1.42% DESIGN 0.47% IT 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% TECHNOLOGY 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRADING 0.47% M 1.28% ENGINEERING 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% HOUSE 0.47% S 1.24%
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 804 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 185 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 54 21,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 8,292 9305 - Other service activities 45 9,454 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 14,940 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 8,183 98000 - Residents property management 36 3,273 7260 - Other computer related activities 35 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 32 13,408 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,767 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 31 1,664 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 13,161 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 5,716 99999 - Dormant Company 24 14,072 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 7,634 5530 - Restaurants 21 5,181 4545 - Other building completion 21 2,970 41100 - Development of building projects 20 3,688
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07392549 PICCOLO DELI LTD 30 Sep 2010 07392428 KYJ TRADING 168 LIMITED 30 Sep 2010 07391776 SUNSHINEGOLD COFFEE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07391533 VOLINTIRU LTD 29 Sep 2010 07391369 WIN E.R.S. LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07391245 MAQBOOL LTD 29 Sep 2010 07387822 PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT 4 U LIMITED 27 Sep 2010 07387427 DOMORE4LIFE LTD 24 Sep 2010 07386646 FLEXEE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010 07386479 ZULFIYE PARMAK LTD 23 Sep 2010 07385956 AUTOLOG LTD 23 Sep 2010 07384664 IOTA CORPORATION LTD 22 Sep 2010 07384450 GRANDNESS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07383644 ORGANIC LIFE POTIONS LTD 22 Sep 2010 07379570 5 WAY MEDICAL AND GENERAL SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2010 07378342 SCION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07377654 FIGURE POINT LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07377306 EAGLE-GREEN LTD 15 Sep 2010 07376634 THE BELGRAVIA COMPANY (AFRICA) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07374828 OLUWAFERANMI LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07372720 PAPERWORK FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07372457 ACCESSIBLE ULTRASOUND LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07372413 EL-LINK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07371278 DNA ECO LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07367018 HBTECHCONSULTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
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