Croydon, Surrey
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous May.
- May 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous May.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 986 companies were formed in Croydon. This figure is 21.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Croydon occurred in 2012 when a total of 986 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2012 986 253,150 2011 812 228,735 % change 21.4% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (986) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 473 companies were registered in Croydon during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Croydon UK 2012 473 121,659 2011 398 112,344 % change 18.8% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (473) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous May.
May 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 141 204 128 New companies in 2011 107 145 146 % change 31.8% 40.7% -12.3% Record Year 2010 (142) 2012 (204) 2011 (146)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 470 companies were dissolved in Croydon. This figure is 19.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Croydon occurred in 2009 when a total of 815 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2012 470 147,793 2011 584 162,310 % change -19.5% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (815) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 256 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Croydon UK 2012 256 80,218 2011 256 71,324 % change 0.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (497) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 72 95 89 Closed companies in 2011 48 111 97 % change 50.0% -14.4% -8% Record Year 2009 (175) 2009 (208) 2010 (155)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Croydon when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Croydon increased by 516 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon UK 2012 516 105,357 2011 228 66,425 Record Year 2012 (516) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q2.
Net company growth for Croydon during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 217 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Croydon UK 2012 217 41,441 2011 142 41,020 Record Year 2012 (217) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous May.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 69 109 39 Net growth in 2011 59 34 49 Record Year 1997 (90) 2012 (109) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Croydon 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Croydon 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 11.0% 23.3% -6.4% Record Year 1971 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 38.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 38.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Croydon was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Croydon in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.74% LONDON 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANTS 1.06% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 0.95% TRADING 2.10% ENTERPRISES 0.91% DESIGN 1.89% MARKETING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.87% IT 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CLEANING 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CARE 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CROYDON 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% SYSTEMS 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% TRADING 0.63% LONDON 1.68% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% J 1.57% S 0.63% GLOBAL 1.51% BUILDING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.48% PROPERTY 0.59% IT 1.42% BUSINESS 0.59% CARE 1.31% J 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.59% M 1.26% ASSOCIATES 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.23% MEDIA 0.55% BUILDING 1.23% FOODS 0.47% SECURITY 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.47% S 1.18% ENTERPRISE 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 967 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 155 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 98 35,447 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 15,280 99999 - Dormant Company 71 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 50 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 20,390 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 8,258 9305 - Other service activities 45 7,926 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 10,271 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 33 6,356 98000 - Residents property management 32 3,001 7260 - Other computer related activities 32 6,456 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 4,644 86900 - Other human health activities 23 5,222 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,706 41100 - Development of building projects 21 5,149 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 3,241
Recent Companies
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