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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Croydon UK 2015 675 161,156 2014 589 150,722 % change 14.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (675) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 214 218 243 New companies in 2014 172 206 211 % change 24.4% 5.8% 15.2% Record Year 2015 (214) 2015 (218) 2015 (243)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Croydon UK 2015 361 89,523 2014 285 82,370 % change 26.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (361) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 87 118 156 Closed companies in 2014 72 108 105 % change 20.8% 9.3% 49% Record Year 2013 (129) 2015 (118) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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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) Croydon UK 2015 314 71,633 2014 304 68,352 Record Year 2015 (314) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 127 100 87 Net growth in 2014 100 98 106 Record Year 2015 (127) 2012 (105) 2008 (118)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 22.0% -2.5% 5.0% Record Year 1996 (0.5%) 1996 (0.5%) 1995 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.16% CONSULTING 5.23% LONDON 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CARE 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.10% CARE 2.13% GLOBAL 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.83% LONDON 1.91% BUILDING 0.77% TRADING 1.88% HEALTHCARE 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.82% CROYDON 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.68% DESIGN 1.65% FOOD 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.56% CO., 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.56% J 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.47% BUSINESS 1.49% ROAD 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HAIR 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% K 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MEDIA 0.41% BUILDING 1.31% HEALTH 0.41% IT 1.30% BUSINESS 0.41% MEDIA 1.28% DESIGN 0.41% M 1.27%
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 1,211 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 174 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 153 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 141 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 134 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 118 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 89 13,990 98000 - Residents property management 85 5,308 62090 - Other information technology service activities 71 12,862 86101 - Hospital activities 70 5,043 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 47 5,014 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 44 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 44 11,863 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 40 7,797 62012 - Business and domestic software development 39 9,651 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 38 8,607 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 36 7,682 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 28 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09464131 ESSEX PHARMA LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09465865 JUNIOR WILLIAMSON LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09467760 LONGHAM FOOT WEAR LTD 03 Mar 2015 09468202 C-NEW LTD 03 Mar 2015 09468382 HRISTOV LTD 03 Mar 2015 09469489 MADA-UK LTD 04 Mar 2015 09469914 ARTISAF LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09472221 M.O.T DIRECT MAIDENHEAD LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09473158 DP DESIGN AND VISUALISATION LTD 05 Mar 2015 09473473 ASIA FOOD STORE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09475070 WING INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD 06 Mar 2015 09475571 NORWEGIAN HEALTH TRAVEL LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09476165 PLG BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09477741 D.P.S INTERIORS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09479846 JEFFREY PRICE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482639 OPENMIND VENTURE LTD 10 Mar 2015 09483539 ELEPHANT CONTRACT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Mar 2015 09484479 R W ALLEN & SONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09485782 TOWARDS LONDON LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09485941 SUTTON APARTHOTEL LTD 12 Mar 2015 09486227 EZ RESTAURANTS LTD 12 Mar 2015 09487826 HAIR (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09488661 NORTH CYPRUS HOLIDAYS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09488977 CROWN LETS 4U LTD 13 Mar 2015 09490735 ZAMEER ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Mar 2015
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