Croydon, Surrey
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 490 companies were registered in Croydon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Croydon UK 2013 490 132,684 2012 433 118,868 % change 13.2% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (490) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 164 152 174 New companies in 2012 141 149 143 % change 16.3% 2.0% 21.7% Record Year 2013 (164) 2013 (152) 2013 (174)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 371 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 34.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Croydon UK 2013 371 86,170 2012 275 75,908 % change 34.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (376) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 94 121 156 Closed companies in 2012 91 99 85 % change 3.3% 22.2% 84% Record Year 2007 (124) 2008 (153) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Croydon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 119 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Croydon UK 2013 119 46,514 2012 158 42,960 Record Year 2012 (158) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 70 31 18 Net growth in 2012 50 50 58 Record Year 2008 (100) 1995 (53) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Croydon 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 4.1% -6.4% 6.7% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1974 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2011 when 29.3% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Croydon in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.30% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.45% LONDON 1.45% PROPERTY 2.53% CARE 1.06% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.83% GLOBAL 0.85% LONDON 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% DESIGN 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% CROYDON 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CO 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CENTRE 0.57% CARE 1.64% TRAINING 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.61% IT 0.57% GLOBAL 1.59% CLEANING 0.53% J 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% BUSINESS 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.45% TECHNOLOGIES 0.46% IT 1.39% MEDICAL 0.46% M 1.25% S 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% J 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% HOUSE 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BUILDING 0.39% TRAINING 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 1,116 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 152 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 140 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 112 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 108 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 34,970 98000 - Residents property management 64 4,680 62090 - Other information technology service activities 57 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 42 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 40 9,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 39 9,104 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 34 6,651 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 17,715 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 30 5,382 86101 - Hospital activities 30 2,494 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 27 3,422 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 26 6,979 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 8,475 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 25 3,404 56101 - Licensed restaurants 24 7,531
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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