Croydon, Surrey
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 433 companies were registered in Croydon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Croydon UK 2012 433 118,868 2011 391 114,512 % change 10.7% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (433) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 141 149 143 New companies in 2011 116 129 146 % change 21.6% 15.5% -2.1% Record Year 2012 (141) 2012 (149) 2011 (146)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 265 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Croydon UK 2012 265 74,772 2011 283 72,230 % change -6.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (377) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 90 98 77 Closed companies in 2011 101 100 82 % change -10.9% -2.0% -6% Record Year 2007 (124) 2008 (154) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Croydon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 168 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Croydon UK 2012 168 44,096 2011 108 42,282 Record Year 2012 (168) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 51 51 66 Net growth in 2011 15 29 64 Record Year 2008 (100) 2012 (51) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Croydon 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 9.1% 16.4% -3.1% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1967 (0.9%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Croydon in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.36% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.90% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.28% LONDON 1.20% PROPERTY 2.35% MARKETING 0.89% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.85% DESIGN 1.87% ENTERPRISES 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IT 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% CLEANING 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.66% MEDIA 1.67% CROYDON 0.66% LONDON 1.67% MEDIA 0.62% J 1.55% TRADING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% S 0.54% IT 1.43% BUILDING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% FOODS 0.54% CARE 1.32% GLOBAL 0.54% M 1.27% CARE 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% FINANCIAL 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRAINING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.46% S 1.17% SECURITY 0.46% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,235 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 127 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 67 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 19,425 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 38 12,598 9305 - Other service activities 37 6,142 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 9,891 98000 - Residents property management 31 2,786 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 8,437 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 4,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 4,979 86900 - Other human health activities 23 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,203 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 3,093 41100 - Development of building projects 19 4,965 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 19 1,749
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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