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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
    07723573 STERIWAVE YOUANCESTRY LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07724398 HYGIENE DISTRIBUTION LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07725209 HR GLOBAL CONSULTANTS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07725540 C & J (GB) LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07725948 EVE ONE LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726600 DIGITAL CITY MEDIA LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726729 MARITIME ADJUSTING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727059 GOPP LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07727164 ROLE MODEL COMMUNICATIONS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07727435 REM PROJECTS (INTERIORS) LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07727904 CAC CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728442 HURNFORD CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07731256 BEA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732243 THANGAIYAN RICE DELIVERY LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07734004 TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONICS SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07734461 EMMANUEL PUBLISHING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07735228 ASH HOMES LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07744511 PULSE LEISURE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744760 CHARIOT OF FIRE WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRIES 18 Aug 2011
    07746275 RULE MY WORLD LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07749290 J S RENOVATIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07749839 GOLDMINE CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750272 CDRE LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750322 WORTHY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07752696 BELAGIOS RESTAURANTS LTD 25 Aug 2011