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Dagenham, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 210 companies were registered in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DagenhamUK
    2011210116,391
    2010178105,137
    % change18.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (210) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011557283
    New companies in 2010496267
    % change12.2%16.1%23.9%
    Record Year2011 (55)2011 (72)2011 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DagenhamUK
    201113390,986
    201010982,677
    % change22.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011563542
    Closed companies in 2010283645
    % change100.0%-2.8%-7%
    Record Year2011 (56)2010 (36)2009 (118)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Dagenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DagenhamUK
    20117725,405
    20106922,460
    Record Year 2007 (111) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-13741
    Net growth in 2010212622
    Record Year2009 (34)2009 (39)2007 (58)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Dagenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Dagenham
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.2%2.1%18.2%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2011 (0.2%)1960 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dagenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Dagenham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DIRECT1.09%CONSULTING5.04%
    GLOBAL1.09%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    SECURITY0.84%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING0.84%TRADING2.10%
    LONDON0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.84%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUILDING0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.59%MEDIA1.69%
    CARE0.59%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CHURCH0.50%LONDON1.60%
    TRANSPORT0.50%CARE1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%J1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%GLOBAL1.44%
    COMMUNITY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUSINESS0.50%IT1.41%
    ENTERPRISE0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    VENTURES0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    CAR0.42%M1.30%
    NETWORK0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%S1.24%
    SONS0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    FOR0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied486202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7660,968
    9305 - Other service activities398,740
    9999 - Dormant Company2319,765
    86900 - Other human health activities204,092
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,085
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1930,253
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,316
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,246
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings112,290
    80100 - Private security activities11801
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1116,150
    5530 - Restaurants114,898
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply117,000
    8042 - Adult and other education102,097
    8514 - Other human health activities92,423
    94910 - Activities of religious organizations9389
    86101 - Hospital activities9960

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07524573 SKYBLUE LETTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07514458 GEODEZIC TRADING LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07512013 COUNTY KITCHENS AND INTERIORS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07541272 AMS TELECOM LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07535648 MELC LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07532994 MORE BEING YOU LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07528861 SPINEX CONSULT LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07523960 SLICKX&KAANE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522523 SOFON UNISEX SALON & COSMETICS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07539232 LT EXPRESS UK LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07538540 NORTON TECH SERVICE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537451 2DOOR LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07535121 T & A ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07533890 LOLA GRACE SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07531769 MEDIAMILL-LONDON LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530745 HJ CONSTRUCTION (LONDON) LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529992 NCK CONSULTING LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529246 INFINITE1ZERO LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07529219 EAGLE RISE CONSTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528140 Q & M ENTERPRISE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527395 BAOBAB CHILDREN'S TRUST 11 Feb 2011
    07526997 THINKIM LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07523031 LOTMART UK LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521289 SCOPEVISIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515170 FRATULAN LIMITED 03 Feb 2011