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
    09197377 VINETTE DACOSTA LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09197574 IZOLATOR LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09198776 CHESHUNT DEVELOPMENTS LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09199042 DEDUN VENTURES LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09199581 CARE 4 UK88TM LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201373 ONE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09201478 SUPPORT4U UK LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09202442 AYRING LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09202878 WILSON'S MED LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09203520 COMMUNITY ONE LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09204161 LIDGEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204987 MULTIPLIED INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09205574 BR BAILEY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09205798 EXCHANGE COURT CROYDON LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09208058 VINTAGE RED LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09209558 HERITAGE GARDENS (GREAT OFFLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09209963 THE RAINBOW PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210350 SERANS & HARAN LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09212074 SANS TRADERS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213561 PERTENA PLUS LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09214256 VICTOR ADEYEMI MINISTRIES 11 Sep 2014
    09214505 EXCELLENCE PLUS LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09214648 FEATHERSTONE ADVERTISING LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09216694 LAKELANDS LANDSCAPE LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09219440 PLATINUM LIFE LTD 15 Sep 2014