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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.

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 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)CroydonUK
    2011391114,512
    2010354101,492
    % change10.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (391) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011116129146
    New companies in 2010116120118
    % change0.0%7.5%23.7%
    Record Year2007 (128)2011 (129)2011 (146)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201128372,230
    201027887,705
    % change1.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (377) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201110110082
    Closed companies in 20109510380
    % change6.3%-2.9%3%
    Record Year2007 (124)2008 (154)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201110842,282
    20107613,787
    Record Year 1995 (149) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011152964
    Net growth in 2010211738
    Record Year2008 (100)1999 (47)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change-8.5%-9.5%11.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1967 (0.9%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.28%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING2.01%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.12%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.89%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%DESIGN1.94%
    ENTERPRISES0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CARE0.80%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CLEANING0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.71%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.67%J1.47%
    CROYDON0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUILDING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.58%CARE1.42%
    TECHNOLOGY0.49%IT1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    R0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    J0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied795204,493
    7487 - Other business activities20365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company6722,587
    9305 - Other service activities5810,525
    99999 - Dormant Company4918,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4814,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4410,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply418,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities408,686
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3815,760
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3710,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities366,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering316,321
    98000 - Residents property management292,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,551
    86900 - Other human health activities234,019
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    5530 - Restaurants225,640
    74990 - Non-trading company218,064

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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