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Dagenham, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 244 companies were registered in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DagenhamUK
    2012244131,491
    2011210116,391
    % change16.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (244) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012797887
    New companies in 2011557283
    % change43.6%8.3%4.8%
    Record Year2012 (79)2012 (78)2012 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DagenhamUK
    201211567,576
    201113390,987
    % change-13.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012345328
    Closed companies in 2011563542
    % change-39.3%51.4%-33%
    Record Year2011 (56)2012 (53)2009 (118)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Dagenham when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Dagenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 129 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DagenhamUK
    201212963,915
    20117725,404
    Record Year 2012 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012452559
    Net growth in 2011-13741
    Record Year2012 (45)2009 (39)2012 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Dagenham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Dagenham
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change23.2%-7.3%-1.9%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)2011 (0.2%)1960 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 37.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    27.3% of all director appointments in Dagenham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SECURITY1.05%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LONDON1.05%PROPERTY2.37%
    CLEANING0.75%TRADING2.07%
    TRADING0.67%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUILDERS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    VENTURES0.67%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    GLOBAL0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CHURCH0.52%LONDON1.66%
    J0.52%J1.54%
    ON0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INTERNATIONAL0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    L0.45%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%CARE1.34%
    ENTERPRISE0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    NETWORK0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    LOGISTICS0.45%M1.27%
    COMMUNITY0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    B0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.37%S1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied561216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7952,735
    9305 - Other service activities418,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3813,637
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2835,233
    86900 - Other human health activities225,066
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2114,303
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,113
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering155,169
    7499 - Non-trading company149,102
    86101 - Hospital activities131,414
    80100 - Private security activities111,227
    8042 - Adult and other education112,096
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing113,228
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply116,934
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1019,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    6024 - Freight transport by road92,121

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07936878 HIGH ESTEEM LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07942360 N I BUILDERS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945115 NATASHA ANGELS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947941 WALSH AGENCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948853 ACE CONSTRUCTION LONDON LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07952237 BOLD CARE LTD. 16 Feb 2012
    07953230 P & P HEALTH CARE LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07958169 K & J CONVERSIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07967089 COLLINBLAIZE EXPRESS LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07943194 GEMINI BARBER'S LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07946496 ALEX & GA LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07955567 MONITREE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07963541 BRIGADE CONSTRUCTION LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07965089 JUNE BERRIES NURSERY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07931834 MB BUILD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933162 STIRRERSANDSHAKERS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07939180 MW02 SERVICES LTD. 07 Feb 2012
    07944038 PR DECORATING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07948093 BODEVAJON LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07956047 SYSNETWORKS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958837 INFOSIGHT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07964483 LS REMOVAL SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07964566 HENRY ST. MICHAEL LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967754 CARGO CENTER LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968256 KENNY'S BAR & GRILL LIMITED 28 Feb 2012