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 09156976 OJC IMAGING LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09157315 EPCA LTD 01 Aug 2014 09157438 APG EUROPE UK LTD 01 Aug 2014 09159898 CDH RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 09160262 RENMEDIC LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 09162466 BARNARD HEALTHCARE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09162810 AHS SUPPLY LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09166034 KINGFISHER APS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09166121 PKR TRADERS LTD 07 Aug 2014 09166385 TECHTOG LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09167646 TABU LOUNGE UK LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09167827 PREMIER LIFE TRUSTEES LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 09167949 ALO BEAUTY LTD 08 Aug 2014 09168593 FORGE MEDIA LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09169150 KIMAYA TRADERS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09169641 TEGORI.ORG LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09172122 AUDIO TECH TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2014 09172775 M&T DIFFUSION LTD 12 Aug 2014 09175056 BEST LIFE HEALTH LIMITED 14 Aug 2014 09176781 APOGEE (UK) MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Aug 2014 09178208 ACHINKA LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09178368 MCC DRYWALL SPECIALIST LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 09178776 AJ CONSULTANCY LONDON LTD 18 Aug 2014 09179124 KONTROL FASHION LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09179364 AIM OUTREACH LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
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