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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
    07585263 STR DENTAL CARE LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07582494 P M WEBLEY CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07580882 DKH CONSULTANCY (ESSEX) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579794 FRYCLEAN UCO LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07578714 CHARYBDIS CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575896 WEEDING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07575023 TARANTINO TAKEAWAY LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571137 IQRA: READ IN THE NAME OF ALLAH LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07569863 PMF CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569273 JOINERY 4 U LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07567338 SONA JEWELLERS LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07563367 ENTERPRISE NETSOLUTIONS LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07563083 RTG BUILDING SERVICES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07562848 C & L MCCRAE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07562785 W J BOTHA LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07561863 SHIVA'S TRADING LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07555086 SMARTER WAY TO SUCCESS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07552410 DELTASKY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07551293 WOODLANDS HOUSING LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07584870 LINDEX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583982 GZ SERVE LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07579672 GEORGIE PORGY'S PRE-SCHOOL LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07573488 SAGGERS AGENT TRADING IN BULK LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07567751 MAYLANDS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07553508 MORGAN CAPITAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2011