Croydon, Surrey
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
- The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2014 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 593 companies were registered in Croydon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Croydon UK 2014 593 143,414 2013 490 132,684 % change 21.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (593) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 214 185 194 New companies in 2013 164 152 174 % change 30.5% 21.7% 11.5% Record Year 2014 (214) 2014 (185) 2014 (194)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 385 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Croydon UK 2014 385 101,670 2013 371 86,170 % change 3.8% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (385) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 133 99 153 Closed companies in 2013 94 121 156 % change 41.5% -18.2% -2% Record Year 2014 (133) 2008 (153) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Croydon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 208 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Croydon UK 2014 208 41,744 2013 119 46,514 Record Year 2014 (208) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 81 86 41 Net growth in 2013 70 31 18 Record Year 2008 (100) 2014 (86) 2008 (73)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Croydon 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 18.6% 16.0% 2.3% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1974 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2014 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Croydon in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.89% CONSULTING 5.17% LONDON 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.20% PROPERTY 2.62% CARE 1.10% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.98% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% GLOBAL 0.82% TRADING 2.00% PROPERTY 0.76% LONDON 1.95% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CARE 1.94% HEALTHCARE 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.76% CROYDON 0.63% DESIGN 1.70% TRADING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.70% J 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% CLEANING 0.54% BUSINESS 1.62% ROAD 0.47% J 1.53% HEALTH 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUILDING 0.47% GLOBAL 1.51% FOOD 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ELECTRICAL 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ONE 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% MEDIA 0.44% CO., 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.41% BUILDING 1.30% IT 0.38% IT 1.30% D 0.38% M 1.23%
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 1,192 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 167 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 147 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 139 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 131 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 120 28,224 98000 - Residents property management 94 5,047 62090 - Other information technology service activities 66 12,795 86900 - Other human health activities 62 11,807 86101 - Hospital activities 51 3,680 41100 - Development of building projects 43 10,604 62012 - Business and domestic software development 41 9,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 18,890 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 39 7,151 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 38 4,382 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 37 7,917 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 30 8,501 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 30 5,786 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 29 7,401 56101 - Licensed restaurants 29 8,546
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09109017 SOLIDSOLUTIONS CONSULTANTS LTD 01 Jul 2014 09111314 EUGECOM LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09114610 ASPYRE GROUP (UK) LTD 03 Jul 2014 09114661 WELLS & PINNACLE LTD 03 Jul 2014 09115693 BITS N BYTES SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jul 2014 09115845 CROYDON MOBILE ZONE LTD 03 Jul 2014 09116214 SQUARE ONE ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09116600 DIAS CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Jul 2014 09117874 M R SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2014 09118424 WANIA LTD 07 Jul 2014 09118875 FYINE & HUGHES FINANCE LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09119611 ANABELLA'S KITCHEN LTD 07 Jul 2014 09119612 MIAD HIRE LTD 07 Jul 2014 09120222 PD CONTRACTORS SPECIALIST LTD 08 Jul 2014 09120507 LIVING NUTRITION LTD 08 Jul 2014 09122128 MICHAEL DOCTOR III LIMITED 08 Jul 2014 09123567 THE MEDICAL COMPANY OF LONDON LIMITED 09 Jul 2014 09123590 TAFLO LIMITED 09 Jul 2014 09125410 ASUM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014 09126545 TMAUK LIMITED 11 Jul 2014 09127789 CHISWICK CLOSE 1955 LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09129144 SIGNATURE SHIRTMAKERS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09129267 KWIK CAR REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09130947 MANOR MEDIA LONDON LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09131129 TYI FREIGHT AND SHIPPING LTD 15 Jul 2014
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