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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.

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 (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)CroydonUK
    2011414116,391
    2010385105,137
    % change7.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (414) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011127126161
    New companies in 201093143149
    % change36.6%-11.9%8.1%
    Record Year2011 (127)2010 (143)2007 (183)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201132890,986
    201033182,677
    % change-0.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011118101109
    Closed companies in 20107395163
    % change61.6%6.3%-33%
    Record Year2011 (118)2008 (102)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    20118625,405
    20105422,460
    Record Year 2008 (164) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201192552
    Net growth in 20102048-14
    Record Year2009 (62)2003 (67)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change17.8%-22.5%3.1%
    Record Year1977 (1.3%)1963 (0.9%)1970 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.45%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.76%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    LONDON1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    BUSINESS0.92%TRADING2.10%
    GLOBAL0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CROYDON0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SECURITY0.79%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    CARE0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.60%CARE1.45%
    IT0.60%J1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.60%GLOBAL1.44%
    TRADING0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (LONDON)0.55%IT1.41%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%M1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%S1.24%
    BUILDING0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CO0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied811202,798
    7487 - Other business activities18260,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7330,253
    9999 - Dormant Company5419,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5110,246
    99999 - Dormant Company4718,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4512,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3810,085
    9305 - Other service activities388,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3416,150
    98000 - Residents property management343,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities306,996
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply307,000
    7499 - Non-trading company2811,316
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment272,073
    7260 - Other computer related activities277,789
    74990 - Non-trading company238,695
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering236,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,788
    86900 - Other human health activities214,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545155 THE WINDOW CLEANING COMPANY (SE) LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543774 TECHNIMOVE RECYCLES LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542632 ARGENT RE LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541899 BULKYWARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540099 PROGRESS 2 INDEPENDENCE SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07537911 KHOSPHARM LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537908 MATCH TO MOVE LETTINGS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537189 PROTECH (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535934 DEELIPAN EXPORT AND IMPORT (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535133 CORMONT TRADING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534741 WESTLINE DIGITAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530998 VEERA CLOTHING LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530973 STEADFAST IMPROVEMENTS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529227 REPTON PARK (28) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528106 SPORT AND PRESTIGE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527807 MIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527399 TEMPLETONS CLEANING LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524793 FIRST STEP BUSINESS LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07522298 M & J CONSTRUCTION LONDON LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521329 GEEVES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520625 NUTHALL FINANCIAL LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519557 INFINITIVE COLLECTION'S LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07518974 HAIR (CAMBERLEY) LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518353 OCTICOM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07518263 MAGDAP LIMITED 04 Feb 2011