Croydon, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015 when 30.5% 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 675 companies were registered in Croydon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CroydonUK
    2015675161,156
    2014589150,722
    % change14.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (675) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Croydon when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Croydon when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015214218243
    New companies in 2014172206211
    % change24.4%5.8%15.2%
    Record Year2015 (214)2015 (218)2015 (243)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 361 companies were dissolved in Croydon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CroydonUK
    201536189,523
    201428582,370
    % change26.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (361) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Croydon when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201587118156
    Closed companies in 201472108105
    % change20.8%9.3%49%
    Record Year2013 (129)2015 (118)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Croydon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 314 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CroydonUK
    201531471,633
    201430468,352
    Record Year 2015 (314) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Croydon when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201512710087
    Net growth in 201410098106
    Record Year2015 (127)2012 (105)2008 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Croydon formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Croydon
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change22.0%-2.5%5.0%
    Record Year1996 (0.5%)1996 (0.5%)1995 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Croydon was in 2015 when 30.5% of all directors were female.

    30.5% of all director appointments in Croydon in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.16%CONSULTING5.23%
    LONDON1.69%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CARE1.45%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.27%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION1.10%CARE2.13%
    GLOBAL0.86%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.83%LONDON1.91%
    BUILDING0.77%TRADING1.88%
    HEALTHCARE0.74%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CROYDON0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    FOOD0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%CO.,1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%J1.55%
    PROPERTIES0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    ROAD0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HAIR0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    K0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MEDIA0.41%BUILDING1.31%
    HEALTH0.41%IT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.41%MEDIA1.28%
    DESIGN0.41%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,211288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17430,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14143,081
    99999 - Dormant Company13449,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11829,218
    86900 - Other human health activities8913,990
    98000 - Residents property management855,308
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7112,862
    86101 - Hospital activities705,043
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified475,014
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4719,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4410,200
    41100 - Development of building projects4411,863
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings407,797
    62012 - Business and domestic software development399,651
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands388,607
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities367,682
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified299,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment286,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372372 PRODUCTIVE CARE LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09376852 FAIRFORD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09377595 BROWNSTERS FINANCIAL LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09378451 M R TELECOM UK LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09378522 HYDROPONICS4YOU LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09379522 BULLDOG SCAFFOLDING LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09379865 FOOD EMPIRE LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380166 AK BEDDINGTON LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380790 AXIS TRAVEL LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09380962 FIRST POINT RAIL LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09381585 SOCH EVENTS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382413 MARSALSOLUTION LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383182 PROVENCESTJAMES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09384812 MARTIN BLANEY CONTRACTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386125 ROLLER BITES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387241 SHARILAND LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387682 A1 MAINTENANCE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388007 MEDICAL GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09388701 MEDICAL HUB LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388921 WESTGIFT LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389926 GOLDMAN RESTAURANTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09389933 KINGDON DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09390295 CT INTERIM PROFESSIONALS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09390971 SHRITECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09391888 VALESURE LTD 16 Jan 2015