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Hornchurch, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch 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 2011)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly 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)HornchurchUK
    2011142116,391
    2010138105,137
    % change2.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011354859
    New companies in 2010374457
    % change-5.4%9.1%3.5%
    Record Year2007 (53)2007 (61)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 31.0% 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)HornchurchUK
    201114890,986
    201011382,677
    % change31.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch when compared to any previous February.

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011455350
    Closed companies in 2010323051
    % change40.6%76.7%-2%
    Record Year2011 (45)2011 (53)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -6 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HornchurchUK
    2011-625,405
    20102522,460
    Record Year 2007 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-10-59
    Net growth in 20105146
    Record Year2003 (35)2005 (37)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Hornchurch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hornchurch
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-18.4%-4.1%-1.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1965 (0.6%)1967 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% 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 Hornchurch was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Hornchurch 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
    PROPERTY1.87%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.65%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    LONDON1.43%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.21%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%TRADING2.10%
    M1.10%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.99%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    J0.99%BUSINESS1.87%
    MAINTENANCE0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CARE0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    TRADING0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    D0.66%LONDON1.60%
    MEATS0.66%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%J1.45%
    IT0.66%GLOBAL1.44%
    DENTAL0.66%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    W0.55%IT1.41%
    R0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    INTERIORS0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    HOME0.55%S1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TIME0.44%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied225202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6230,253
    86230 - Dental practice activities391,418
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,765
    9305 - Other service activities238,740
    62012 - Business and domestic software development213,168
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply187,000
    8513 - Dental practice activities17499
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1710,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    5530 - Restaurants124,898
    99999 - Dormant Company1118,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified91,486
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    7450 - Labour recruitment82,475
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545854 YOUNGHUSBAND LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543650 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543636 DEWAR CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543635 MICRO MONKEY LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543525 G.J.J. LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542408 ASB LIFTS LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07541650 THE THATCHED HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07539320 SKY VENTILATION SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538514 MACMACK ENTERPRISES LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537749 HIGGINS HILL LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07535248 SOFTWARE INTO EUROPE LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07526727 MAINPLUS COMPUTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524952 SINETEX LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07519854 CLIFFORD PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07516058 A.R BUILDS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07542718 LOCK 45 LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07539565 OCEAN FISH & CHIPS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07535433 PINK SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530623 ABLE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07530592 CHP FUTURES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529934 ONERELAXED LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07525356 OBRIEN HR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07523664 N & J SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07520806 ABLE (COMMERCIAL ENERGY) LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07515794 TTR CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Feb 2011