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

  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 (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)CroydonUK
    2010354101,492
    200935294,671
    % change0.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (354) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010116120118
    New companies in 2009107109136
    % change8.4%10.1%-13.2%
    Record Year2007 (128)2010 (120)2009 (136)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201027887,705
    2009377159,401
    % change-26.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (377) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20109510380
    Closed companies in 20098794196
    % change9.2%9.6%-59%
    Record Year2007 (124)2008 (154)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    20107613,787
    2009-25-64,730
    Record Year 1995 (149) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010211738
    Net growth in 20092015-60
    Record Year2008 (100)1999 (47)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change0.8%-0.1%-16.8%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1967 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.72%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MEDIA0.93%PROPERTY2.38%
    GLOBAL0.93%TRADING2.04%
    BUSINESS0.93%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    LONDON0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CROYDON0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SECURITY0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%MEDIA1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (LONDON)0.65%LONDON1.59%
    PROPERTY0.65%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CARE0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.56%CARE1.44%
    RECRUITMENT0.51%J1.44%
    FOUNDATION0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    NRG0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    DESIGN0.47%IT1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRADING0.47%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HOUSE0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied804202,902
    7487 - Other business activities18569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6325,053
    9999 - Dormant Company5421,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities458,292
    9305 - Other service activities459,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4314,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply388,183
    98000 - Residents property management363,273
    7260 - Other computer related activities358,967
    7499 - Non-trading company3213,408
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified317,767
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment311,664
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2813,161
    62090 - Other information technology service activities245,716
    99999 - Dormant Company2414,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    5530 - Restaurants215,181
    4545 - Other building completion212,970
    41100 - Development of building projects203,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360216 COMPUTER AND NETWORK SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358559 B & K TILE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357618 KEEP IT SIMPLE SHOPPING LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356880 M POLISH BUILDERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356044 J2 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355540 NR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355474 H & S MOTORS (TOOTING) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354573 CRITERION ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353873 WORLDTRACK LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352600 AVE MARIA CARE AGENCY LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07352100 FRESH BIKES LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351100 TFS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348962 MCNIN LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07348365 PHK ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347990 LOWCOST BUILDERS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345189 TRANS4MAZ 13 Aug 2010
    07344542 BRILLIUM LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342083 SRE RESCUE & RECOVERY LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340152 SBS ENGLAND LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339788 THE BIG BANG IDEAS GROUP LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338330 97 LANSDOWNE LANE (FREEHOLD) COMPANY LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337753 BB EVENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07337339 AMPERSAND DESIGN HOUSE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336531 DOOGLEBUD'S LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336301 SCEKON LIMITED 04 Aug 2010