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.

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 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)CroydonUK
    2014593143,414
    2013490132,684
    % change21.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (593) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014214185194
    New companies in 2013164152174
    % change30.5%21.7%11.5%
    Record Year2014 (214)2014 (185)2014 (194)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    2014385101,670
    201337186,170
    % change3.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (385) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201413399153
    Closed companies in 201394121156
    % change41.5%-18.2%-2%
    Record Year2014 (133)2008 (153)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CroydonUK
    201420841,744
    201311946,514
    Record Year 2014 (208) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014818641
    Net growth in 2013703118
    Record Year2008 (100)2014 (86)2008 (73)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change18.6%16.0%2.3%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1974 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.89%CONSULTING5.17%
    LONDON1.51%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE1.10%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    GLOBAL0.82%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.76%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%CARE1.94%
    HEALTHCARE0.63%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CROYDON0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    TRADING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CLEANING0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    ROAD0.47%J1.53%
    HEALTH0.47%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    FOOD0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ONE0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    MEDIA0.44%CO.,1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.38%IT1.30%
    D0.38%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,192278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16729,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14757,264
    99999 - Dormant Company13948,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13140,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12028,224
    98000 - Residents property management945,047
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6612,795
    86900 - Other human health activities6211,807
    86101 - Hospital activities513,680
    41100 - Development of building projects4310,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development419,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4018,890
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings397,151
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified384,382
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands377,917
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified308,501
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing305,786
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities297,401
    56101 - Licensed restaurants298,546

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110667 SGDHIL LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112753 FAIRWAYS MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113539 AQUAZOO (2014) LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114610 ASPYRE GROUP (UK) LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09114661 WELLS & PINNACLE LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09115481 CHERTSEY NEWS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115499 PPAD LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115520 IPRM CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115693 BITS N BYTES SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09115845 CROYDON MOBILE ZONE LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116390 TORQUE CAREERS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09116546 A TO Z IMPORT EXPORT LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09117478 J.C.S. NEWSAGENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09117624 VIMALNATH GLOBAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09118010 SELSDON CROSS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09119612 MIAD HIRE LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09120222 PD CONTRACTORS SPECIALIST LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09120796 WHEN CAN I STOP LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122005 GLAZEGARD LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09123123 KARHOME LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09123567 THE MEDICAL COMPANY OF LONDON LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09125141 BRANBRYAN LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127483 HARRISON SELLARS HOLDINGS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09129267 KWIK CAR REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130137 WYCOMBE FOOD AND WINES LIMITED 14 Jul 2014