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.

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 (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)CroydonUK
    2013490132,684
    2012433118,868
    % change13.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (490) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013164152174
    New companies in 2012141149143
    % change16.3%2.0%21.7%
    Record Year2013 (164)2013 (152)2013 (174)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201337186,170
    201227575,908
    % change34.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (376) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201394121156
    Closed companies in 2012919985
    % change3.3%22.2%84%
    Record Year2007 (124)2008 (153)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201311946,514
    201215842,960
    Record Year 2012 (158) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013703118
    Net growth in 2012505058
    Record Year2008 (100)1995 (53)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.1%-6.4%6.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1974 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.30%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.63%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    LONDON1.45%PROPERTY2.53%
    CARE1.06%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.96%ENGINEERING1.83%
    GLOBAL0.85%LONDON1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    CROYDON0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CO0.60%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CENTRE0.57%CARE1.64%
    TRAINING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    IT0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    CLEANING0.53%J1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    BUSINESS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.46%IT1.39%
    MEDICAL0.46%M1.25%
    S0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISE0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    J0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOUSE0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BUILDING0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,116260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15226,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14054,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11225,547
    99999 - Dormant Company10846,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9534,970
    98000 - Residents property management644,680
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5712,516
    86900 - Other human health activities429,203
    41100 - Development of building projects409,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development399,104
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands346,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3417,715
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing305,382
    86101 - Hospital activities302,494
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified273,422
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities266,979
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet268,475
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating253,404
    56101 - Licensed restaurants247,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08632826 NADINE CLAIRE LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634442 SOURCE LOCUM LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634484 NEUTRAL ELECTRICAL & CONTROLS LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08635100 DISCRETEWEB LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635309 F1GREEN SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635389 MATHEW ON SITE SPRAYING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635650 OB CONSULT LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08635855 WHEEL SUSHI LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637366 STARPEOPLE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638458 MMBSERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638749 COOL-SURF LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641261 B L COLE LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642390 CHINBROOK MCC LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08644702 MONARCH EAST LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645959 TSOPOTSA PUBLISHING LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08647060 ABC TRANSPORT GROUB NIG LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647764 LES JEUX LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08648049 JOHN KENNY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08649691 TOURISM MADE EASY LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08651883 KURESHA LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08652834 CHANCERIE LA LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08653341 RANGEPLUS LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08653576 ATM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654673 COREPEOPLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655022 DM RETAIL CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Aug 2013