Croydon, Surrey
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2013 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 490 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Croydon UK 2013 490 134,802 2012 513 131,491 % change -4.5% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (513) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 164 164 162 New companies in 2012 168 180 165 % change -2.4% -8.9% -1.8% Record Year 2012 (168) 2012 (180) 2007 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 308 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 43.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Croydon UK 2013 308 77,914 2012 214 67,576 % change 43.9% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 129 86 93 Closed companies in 2012 86 75 53 % change 50.0% 14.7% 75% Record Year 2013 (129) 2008 (102) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 182 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Croydon UK 2013 182 56,888 2012 299 63,915 Record Year 2012 (299) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 35 78 69 Net growth in 2012 82 105 112 Record Year 2012 (82) 2012 (105) 2008 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Croydon 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -12.5% -9.6% 1.5% Record Year 1996 (0.5%) 1996 (0.5%) 1995 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 14.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2013 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.44% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LONDON 1.33% PROPERTY 2.44% ENTERPRISES 1.00% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% MARKETING 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.70% LONDON 1.72% GLOBAL 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CARE 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CENTRE 0.63% MEDIA 1.63% CLEANING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.57% CROYDON 0.59% J 1.56% SYSTEMS 0.59% CARE 1.46% R 0.55% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUSINESS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.52% M 1.25% CO 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% ENTERPRISE 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BUILDING 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% MEDIA 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,009 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 151 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 145 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 108 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 101 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 32,624 98000 - Residents property management 59 4,579 62090 - Other information technology service activities 56 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 41 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 37 8,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 33 8,099 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 32 5,145 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 31 5,629 7487 - Other business activities 27 7,556 86101 - Hospital activities 26 2,314 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 25 3,096 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 24 4,719 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 6,591 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,248
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08385002 RJ RESOURCES LTD 01 Feb 2013 08385195 JM BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08385468 BDG/BDG YOUNG GUNNS LTD 01 Feb 2013 08385995 EQRA RADIOGRAPHY LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08387750 TVS MOTORS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08388545 LEADERSMARKK LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08390663 MAUDSLAY PARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08390691 F & K MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08391558 SELVASOFTWARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08391732 ADRUNIS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08392373 SPEAR CONNECT LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08394135 THE LONDON WAKE COMPANY LTD. 07 Feb 2013 08394351 CRISTIANLOGISTIC LTD 07 Feb 2013 08396743 CRYSTAL VISTA (UK) LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08398545 SPARKLE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08399088 COPLAND LTD 12 Feb 2013 08401541 MOVEAIR LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08402779 SAMVEDH LTD 14 Feb 2013 08403796 PD BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08405452 ACCOUNTS ASSIST DIRECT LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08405566 SRK EXIM LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08406432 INFINITE CONCEPTS (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08406952 FLEXI CONSULTING LTD 18 Feb 2013 08407081 ROHAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408121 SLEEK TRADERS LTD 18 Feb 2013
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