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Hornchurch, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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)

    A total of 168 companies were registered in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 18.3% 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)HornchurchUK
    2012168131,491
    2011142116,391
    % change18.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012445965
    New companies in 2011354859
    % change25.7%22.9%10.2%
    Record Year2007 (53)2007 (61)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 84 companies were dissolved in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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)HornchurchUK
    20128467,576
    201114890,987
    % change-43.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012263127
    Closed companies in 2011455350
    % change-42.2%-41.5%-46%
    Record Year2011 (45)2011 (53)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 84 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HornchurchUK
    20128463,915
    2011-625,404
    Record Year 2007 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012182838
    Net growth in 2011-10-59
    Record Year2003 (35)2005 (37)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Hornchurch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Hornchurch
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.8%5.1%3.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1965 (0.6%)1967 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% 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 Hornchurch was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Hornchurch 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
    LONDON1.35%CONSULTING5.07%
    S1.25%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.14%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%TRADING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    L0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.62%LONDON1.66%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%J1.54%
    HOME0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    D0.52%IT1.40%
    ESSEX0.52%CARE1.34%
    ACADEMY0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TRAINING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FOODS0.42%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    SERVICE0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    FIRST0.42%S1.20%
    TRANSPORT0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied223216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7735,233
    86230 - Dental practice activities321,834
    62012 - Business and domestic software development274,356
    9999 - Dormant Company2618,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1725,084
    9305 - Other service activities168,818
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply136,934
    5530 - Restaurants124,633
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1119,704
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,798
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,379
    43290 - Other construction installation91,764
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering85,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931577 MOMMAMAC LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07936710 A R CITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940473 THE LONDON ROOFING CENTRE LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940638 12 LABS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07941034 OBRIEN ELECTRICAL & FIRE LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07944299 SOYQ LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944795 LOANNE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947263 S FAHERTY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948994 GJ FENN SERVICES LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07955805 OUT OF HOURS CAD LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956262 CURRENT DESIGN LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956814 B&B FOODS AND BEVERAGES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07959042 PRETTY PINK CUPCAKES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959181 WORK TECHNICAL-E LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962304 MARS TRADING COMPANY LONDON LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    OC372699 AMBLECOTE LLP 22 Feb 2012
    07933659 REACH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07938764 ENVIRO-PYRAMID LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07943808 SIMPLY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07946068 KAVINSSOFT SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07958168 D & A PLUMBING SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07958971 LUSH IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960934 ALI BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963812 TARBOX BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07970197 ABLE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 29 Feb 2012