Croydon, Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 513 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Croydon UK 2012 513 131,491 2011 414 116,391 % change 23.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (513) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 168 180 165 New companies in 2011 127 126 161 % change 32.3% 42.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (168) 2012 (180) 2007 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 214 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Croydon UK 2012 214 67,576 2011 328 90,987 % change -34.8% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 86 75 53 Closed companies in 2011 118 101 109 % change -27.1% -25.7% -51% Record Year 2011 (118) 2008 (102) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 299 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Croydon UK 2012 299 63,915 2011 86 25,404 Record Year 2012 (299) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 82 105 112 Net growth in 2011 9 25 52 Record Year 2012 (82) 2012 (105) 2008 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Croydon 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change 13.4% 22.2% -4.1% Record Year 1977 (1.3%) 1963 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 38.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.09% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANTS 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LONDON 1.03% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.94% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.86% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CROYDON 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% IT 0.74% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.74% MEDIA 1.72% CLEANING 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% LONDON 1.66% ENTERPRISES 0.70% J 1.54% TRADING 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.51% J 0.62% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 0.62% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.53% CARE 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRAINING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% NEW 0.45% M 1.27% FOOD 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% FOR 0.41% S 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 858 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 172 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 99 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 71 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 67 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 54 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 51 8,818 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 19,704 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 38 7,154 98000 - Residents property management 36 3,050 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 36 6,934 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 5,169 86900 - Other human health activities 25 5,066 41100 - Development of building projects 22 4,984 5530 - Restaurants 21 4,633 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07970892 GARRARDS REMOVALS & STORAGE LTD 01 Mar 2012 07971456 FRESH MILK KIDS LTD 01 Mar 2012 07972190 TWENTYNINE MEDIA LTD 01 Mar 2012 07977820 LONG LIFE LUMA LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07979732 BANA KIDS CLUB LTD 07 Mar 2012 07979927 RAFASHAN LIMITED 07 Mar 2012 07981906 BULGARIA FOOD 2 LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07982266 GLOWVILLA LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07983421 DARKER DESIGNS LTD 09 Mar 2012 07983606 BRIZAM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07984965 CAFFE NOW LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07985560 R S WINDOWS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07988616 REAHAM LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07990062 S K (2012) UK LTD 14 Mar 2012 07990292 MIKEM PROPERTY LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07990893 TSD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07991254 BIOFARM LTD 15 Mar 2012 07992020 SURREY DIGITAL LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07992048 PRECISION BARBERS NORWOOD LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07993641 BASE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012 07993697 PRO PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD 16 Mar 2012 07994573 O&K BUSINESS ADVISORS LTD 16 Mar 2012 07996809 TECH THOUGHTS LTD 20 Mar 2012 07997146 MR VENT LTD 20 Mar 2012 07997584 MORE PACKAGING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
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