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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

  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 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)CroydonUK
    2012513131,491
    2011414116,391
    % change23.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (513) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012168180165
    New companies in 2011127126161
    % change32.3%42.9%2.5%
    Record Year2012 (168)2012 (180)2007 (183)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201221467,576
    201132890,987
    % change-34.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012867553
    Closed companies in 2011118101109
    % change-27.1%-25.7%-51%
    Record Year2011 (118)2008 (102)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201229963,915
    20118625,404
    Record Year 2012 (299) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201282105112
    Net growth in 201192552
    Record Year2012 (82)2012 (105)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change13.4%22.2%-4.1%
    Record Year1977 (1.3%)1963 (0.9%)1970 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.09%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANTS1.15%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LONDON1.03%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CROYDON0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    IT0.74%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    CLEANING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%LONDON1.66%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%J1.54%
    TRADING0.66%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    J0.62%GLOBAL1.50%
    GLOBAL0.62%IT1.40%
    MEDIA0.53%CARE1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TRAINING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    NEW0.45%M1.27%
    FOOD0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    BUSINESS0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    FOR0.41%S1.20%
    ENTERPRISE0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied858216,665
    7487 - Other business activities17252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7114,303
    99999 - Dormant Company6725,084
    9999 - Dormant Company5418,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5413,637
    9305 - Other service activities518,818
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4819,704
    62090 - Other information technology service activities468,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4312,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities387,154
    98000 - Residents property management363,050
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply366,934
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified359,892
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering275,169
    86900 - Other human health activities255,066
    41100 - Development of building projects224,984
    5530 - Restaurants214,633
    74990 - Non-trading company219,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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