Dagenham, Essex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dagenham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth 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 2015)

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

    A total of 405 companies were registered in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)DagenhamUK
    2015405161,156
    2014332150,722
    % change22.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (405) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015119135151
    New companies in 201488113131
    % change35.2%19.5%15.3%
    Record Year2015 (119)2015 (135)2015 (151)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 179 companies were dissolved in Dagenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% 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)DagenhamUK
    201517989,523
    201413682,370
    % change31.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (179) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015426869
    Closed companies in 2014474742
    % change-10.6%44.7%64%
    Record Year2013 (78)2015 (68)2009 (118)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Dagenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 226 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DagenhamUK
    201522671,633
    201419668,352
    Record Year 2015 (226) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dagenham when compared to any previous February.

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015776782
    Net growth in 2014416689
    Record Year2015 (77)2015 (67)2014 (89)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Dagenham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Dagenham
    20150.3%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change32.7%10.0%5.1%
    Record Year2015 (0.2%)2015 (0.3%)2015 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 38.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% 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 Dagenham was in 2014 when 31.5% of all directors were female.

    29.5% of all director appointments in Dagenham 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
    CARE1.92%CONSULTING5.23%
    HEALTHCARE1.46%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSTRUCTION1.28%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%PROPERTY2.72%
    VENTURES0.82%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    LONDON0.78%CARE2.13%
    BUILDING0.73%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%LONDON1.91%
    SECURITY0.68%TRADING1.88%
    MANAGEMENT0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENTERPRISE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTING0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTH0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DAGENHAM0.55%CO.,1.58%
    GLOBAL0.55%J1.55%
    TRADING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    SERVICE0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CLEANING0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    RAIL0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTY0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.41%BUILDING1.31%
    M0.41%IT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.36%MEDIA1.28%
    J0.36%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied759288,953
    86900 - Other human health activities12213,990
    86101 - Hospital activities845,043
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8329,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5643,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5230,825
    49410 - Freight transport by road4312,485
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3358,522
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings317,797
    99999 - Dormant Company2849,474
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified265,014
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified259,080
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing256,052
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2319,098
    86210 - General medical practice activities224,793
    41100 - Development of building projects2211,863
    56290 - Other food services194,729
    43290 - Other construction installation183,281
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings182,309
    43210 - Electrical installation176,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09423649 VI-GE CLEANING SERVICES LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09424554 PROMEDICS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09428698 ESSEX GAS METERING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430465 SCRAPPYDIO GUTTERS CLEANING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09434460 UNIQUE EXPRESS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09434737 PENSOEUR LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09436070 SOHAM ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09437503 ABS ELECTRICAL LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09439443 DYNAMIC SHIPPING LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09442224 MEADE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09443418 WASH DEPOT LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09449007 GINA'S BOUTIQUE LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09454090 MGM FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09459044 EAST TILBURY HAND CAR WASH LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09459212 VNB MEDIA LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09416986 R1 GOGO LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09427544 NINA JPD LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09428407 WABASS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429588 DMDS ENTERPRISE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09437104 A-WAN VENTURE (UK) LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09443947 CHILI PIZZA HOUSE LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09446351 FAVOURITE DRIVING SCHOOL LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09450185 JOMIC SERVICES LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09453304 WELOVEIB LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09416503 MULTILINE SECURITY UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2015