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Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2014 when 29.9% 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 589 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CroydonUK
    2014589150,722
    2013490134,802
    % change20.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (589) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.

    February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014172206211
    New companies in 2013164164162
    % change4.9%25.6%30.2%
    Record Year2014 (172)2014 (206)2014 (211)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 285 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CroydonUK
    201428582,370
    201330877,914
    % change-7.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (331) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201472108105
    Closed companies in 20131298693
    % change-44.2%25.6%13%
    Record Year2013 (129)2014 (108)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 304 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CroydonUK
    201430468,352
    201318256,888
    Record Year 2014 (304) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201410098106
    Net growth in 2013357869
    Record Year2014 (100)2012 (105)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Croydon
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-1.9%16.0%8.7%
    Record Year1996 (0.5%)1996 (0.5%)1995 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2014 when 29.9% of all directors were female.

    29.9% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.99%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.64%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    LONDON1.25%PROPERTY2.64%
    CARE1.15%TRADING2.05%
    GLOBAL0.80%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTY0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CARE1.79%
    CROYDON0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.52%DESIGN1.75%
    J0.52%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRADING0.52%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CLEANING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ENTERPRISE0.45%GLOBAL1.58%
    IT0.45%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CO0.45%MEDIA1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%IT1.33%
    D0.42%TRANSPORT1.30%
    BEAUTY0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDIA0.38%BUILDING1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.38%M1.21%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.38%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.38%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,200280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16427,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13156,411
    99999 - Dormant Company11947,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11526,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11237,882
    98000 - Residents property management774,832
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5812,813
    86900 - Other human health activities4710,273
    41100 - Development of building projects449,855
    62012 - Business and domestic software development439,509
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,491
    86101 - Hospital activities362,870
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet349,358
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified333,815
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands327,300
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities317,313
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating293,708
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified298,155
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing285,521

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872528 ROCK 1 RECORDS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08872787 ZAHOS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873176 FAISAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873411 SPERELLI LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874761 S A H TRADING LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877031 PETER HIRSCH LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08878644 ECARG LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880283 SC LIFE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880866 FMA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881083 IBACAS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08881295 OPULENT LIVING LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08881399 WINTER ISLAND FILM LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883546 MEYER OFFICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884319 TAKE 5 RETAIL LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08885956 AMAL MEDICS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886127 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887210 GREATER LONDON SOLICITORS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08889911 THE ATL LEARNING CENTRE 12 Feb 2014
    08889931 ASHUTOSH CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08891644 TRACTOR GRAPHICS LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08893554 PARCH HILL LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894288 FLASH CAR WASH LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895183 DALEY STAR LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897028 EMI MEDICAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08897107 LILLY & CO. LTD 17 Feb 2014

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