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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
    07971274 TRADE MACHINE STORAGE LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07974190 BUSINESS RATES HELPLINE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07976995 SIMPLY AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07979144 JA EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07988547 GALILEO OMNIMEDIA LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990771 RNS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07997148 MEPHARM LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000060 SELECT PLUMBING ESSEX LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000787 E AND CO (INT) LOGISTICS LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08003614 T H MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004845 HEDGES FRENCH POLISHERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08005396 HAMILTON BLOMQUIST LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08005921 DUDLEY RECYCLING LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08007313 THE YOU CLINIC (CHISWICK) LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08008114 INVISIBLE WIRES LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08009068 REEL AND SHEET LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08009292 I C N L LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    07985526 XMANAGEMENT LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07992888 J.L.T. DOMESTIC SERVICES (ESSEX) LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07997857 DOOR BANNER LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08000954 RIPEBEN SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001772 SRG INTERIORS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001887 NORTH & EAST FOODS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002758 PRINCESS FUN LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002944 TWINEES UK LTD 23 Mar 2012