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.

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 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)CroydonUK
    2013490134,802
    2012513131,491
    % change-4.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (513) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013164164162
    New companies in 2012168180165
    % change-2.4%-8.9%-1.8%
    Record Year2012 (168)2012 (180)2007 (183)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201330877,914
    201221467,576
    % change43.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131298693
    Closed companies in 2012867553
    % change50.0%14.7%75%
    Record Year2013 (129)2008 (102)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201318256,888
    201229963,915
    Record Year 2012 (299) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013357869
    Net growth in 201282105112
    Record Year2012 (82)2012 (105)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-12.5%-9.6%1.5%
    Record Year1996 (0.5%)1996 (0.5%)1995 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.44%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LONDON1.33%PROPERTY2.44%
    ENTERPRISES1.00%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.89%DESIGN1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    MARKETING0.70%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.70%LONDON1.72%
    GLOBAL0.70%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CARE0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CENTRE0.63%MEDIA1.63%
    CLEANING0.59%GLOBAL1.57%
    CROYDON0.59%J1.56%
    SYSTEMS0.59%CARE1.46%
    R0.55%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUSINESS0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.52%M1.25%
    CO0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    ENTERPRISE0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUILDING0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    MEDIA0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,009249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15154,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14524,894
    99999 - Dormant Company10843,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10123,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7732,624
    98000 - Residents property management594,579
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5612,664
    86900 - Other human health activities418,465
    41100 - Development of building projects378,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3516,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development338,099
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing325,145
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands315,629
    7487 - Other business activities277,556
    86101 - Hospital activities262,314
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified253,096
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified244,719
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities236,591
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08426093 COPAL ASSET FINANCE LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08427103 Z C IMPEX UK LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08427512 ION++ LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08427765 RAMSEY CONSTRUCTION LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08428889 PURLEY AMATEUR BOXING CLUB LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08430007 GENISTAR MORTGAGES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08431198 ROCKETT ST GEORGE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08431852 KINGDOM HARVESTERS MINISTRIES UK LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08432055 KIMCHI LABS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432297 SOLUTIONS COMPUTERS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432653 KEY AGENTS PROPERTY INVENTORY SERVICE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08433202 OPULENCE CONSTRUCTION (HARLOW) LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434675 BUILDTON.UK LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08435967 ANDSEMLEY LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08436723 BARQAT MEDICS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437806 GSN IMMIGRATION LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08439993 TAG TRAINING SERVICES (UK) LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08441915 BUSINESS ALLIANCE GLOBAL LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08442157 M HASAN LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08442461 KOLLIDO LTD. 13 Mar 2013
    08442891 JSBARBERSESHER LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08444885 BENEFICIAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08444999 ELEGATE SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446461 SONNY B WALKER LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08448320 PROFILE SECURITY SERVICE LTD. 18 Mar 2013