Croydon, Surrey
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 414 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Croydon UK 2011 414 116,391 2010 385 105,137 % change 7.5% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (414) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 127 126 161 New companies in 2010 93 143 149 % change 36.6% -11.9% 8.1% Record Year 2011 (127) 2010 (143) 2007 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 328 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Croydon UK 2011 328 90,986 2010 331 82,677 % change -0.9% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 118 101 109 Closed companies in 2010 73 95 163 % change 61.6% 6.3% -33% Record Year 2011 (118) 2008 (102) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 86 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Croydon UK 2011 86 25,405 2010 54 22,460 Record Year 2008 (164) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 9 25 52 Net growth in 2010 20 48 -14 Record Year 2009 (62) 2003 (67) 2008 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Croydon 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 17.8% -22.5% 3.1% Record Year 1977 (1.3%) 1963 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.45% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.16% LONDON 1.20% PROPERTY 2.38% BUSINESS 0.92% TRADING 2.10% GLOBAL 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% CROYDON 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.92% SECURITY 0.79% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% CARE 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% ENTERPRISES 0.65% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.60% CARE 1.45% IT 0.60% J 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.60% GLOBAL 1.44% TRADING 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% (LONDON) 0.55% IT 1.41% TECHNOLOGIES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.51% M 1.30% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.46% S 1.24% BUILDING 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CO 0.42% SYSTEMS 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 811 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 182 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 54 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 10,246 99999 - Dormant Company 47 18,336 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 38 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 16,150 98000 - Residents property management 34 3,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 7,000 7499 - Non-trading company 28 11,316 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 27 2,073 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 7,789 74990 - Non-trading company 23 8,695 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 6,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,788 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,092
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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