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 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
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