Croydon, Surrey
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 391 companies were registered in Croydon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Croydon UK 2011 391 114,512 2010 354 101,492 % change 10.5% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (391) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 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 2011 116 129 146 New companies in 2010 116 120 118 % change 0.0% 7.5% 23.7% Record Year 2007 (128) 2011 (129) 2011 (146)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 283 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Croydon UK 2011 283 72,230 2010 278 87,705 % change 1.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (377) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 101 100 82 Closed companies in 2010 95 103 80 % change 6.3% -2.9% 3% Record Year 2007 (124) 2008 (154) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Croydon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 108 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Croydon UK 2011 108 42,282 2010 76 13,787 Record Year 1995 (149) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 15 29 64 Net growth in 2010 21 17 38 Record Year 2008 (100) 1999 (47) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Croydon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Croydon 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change -8.5% -9.5% 11.7% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1967 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 39.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Croydon in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.28% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.75% LONDON 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANTS 0.94% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 0.89% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% DESIGN 1.94% ENTERPRISES 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CARE 0.80% BUSINESS 1.82% TRADING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.74% CLEANING 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.71% LONDON 1.63% MEDIA 0.67% J 1.47% CROYDON 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% BUILDING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% S 0.58% CARE 1.42% TECHNOLOGY 0.49% IT 1.38% INVESTMENTS 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% RECRUITMENT 0.45% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% R 0.40% TRAINING 1.21% J 0.40% S 1.21%
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 795 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 203 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 67 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 58 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 48 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 10,137 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 41 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 8,686 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 15,760 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 6,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 6,321 98000 - Residents property management 29 2,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,551 86900 - Other human health activities 23 4,019 7499 - Non-trading company 23 11,543 5530 - Restaurants 22 5,640 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,064
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07691316 KM INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY LTD 04 Jul 2011 07691430 LOVE MONDAYS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692374 STEBAR SHOP FITTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692395 AG IONIA LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07693347 O.N.S. DATABASE SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07693472 TOPICSPAN LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07694243 BIRTH BUDDIES UK 05 Jul 2011 07694675 GKH SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07697180 TAZEIT LTD 07 Jul 2011 07697588 3PLUS INTERNATIONAL LTD 07 Jul 2011 07700824 ANN MATERNITY & NANNIE CARE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07700856 ASCENT PVT LTD 11 Jul 2011 07701254 NOTARIETY LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07701529 N J RAY ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07704577 AIMSLONDON LTD 14 Jul 2011 07704627 NAVIKA TRADERS LTD 14 Jul 2011 07704957 NKB PROFESSIONAL ROOFING LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07707163 JENNETT'S PARK (H18/H19) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07709764 YOUR TASTE LTD 19 Jul 2011 07711744 ZARA SHIPPING & CARGO LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07715192 H PAGE LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07717847 VALUE 4 CLEANING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011 07718150 CLEANING NATURALLY LIMITED 26 Jul 2011 07718449 SPT CONTRACTORS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011 07718742 HOMARK PRESENTATIONS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
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