Hornchurch, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hornchurch when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 177 companies were registered in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HornchurchUK
    2013177134,802
    2012168131,491
    % change5.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hornchurch when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013595266
    New companies in 2012445965
    % change34.1%-11.9%1.5%
    Record Year2013 (59)2007 (61)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 39.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HornchurchUK
    201311777,914
    20128467,576
    % change39.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hornchurch when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013503928
    Closed companies in 2012263127
    % change92.3%25.8%4%
    Record Year2013 (50)2011 (53)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HornchurchUK
    20136056,888
    20128463,915
    Record Year 2007 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201391338
    Net growth in 2012182838
    Record Year2003 (35)2005 (37)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Hornchurch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Hornchurch
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.1%-12.5%4.9%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1965 (0.6%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hornchurch was in 2008 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    23.1% of all director appointments in Hornchurch in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.41%CONSULTING5.18%
    LONDON1.41%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ELECTRICAL1.21%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.21%TRADING2.06%
    M1.01%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CARE0.81%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUILDING0.81%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.71%LONDON1.72%
    S0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PLUMBING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    HOUSE0.61%J1.56%
    ESSEX0.50%CARE1.46%
    SUPPORT0.50%IT1.43%
    IT0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HEATING0.50%M1.25%
    PROJECT0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    SECURITY0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    D0.50%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%TRAINING1.17%
    R0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied260249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11354,531
    99999 - Dormant Company4343,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3823,532
    86230 - Dental practice activities292,346
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2924,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2632,624
    62012 - Business and domestic software development228,099
    7487 - Other business activities147,556
    86900 - Other human health activities138,465
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified134,819
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified126,954
    41100 - Development of building projects128,637
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,145
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,664
    43290 - Other construction installation112,914
    56101 - Licensed restaurants106,894
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate97,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified916,448
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384873 M WIREKO LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08388656 CJR COACHING LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390690 PRESTIGE BEDROOMS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08394559 MEGA CAMPS LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08394822 SHELAGH'S CHILD CARE LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08396232 PRECIOUS FOODS COMPANY LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08398349 EL EX ADVANTAGE LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    OC382438 ARCTIC SERVICES (LONDON) LLP 14 Feb 2013
    08406858 EASILOCKS ESSEX LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08411163 WATER DAMAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413043 TRIPLE J & R LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413238 ANGELS CORPORATION LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413517 GHULAM INDEPENDENT TRADERS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413653 OFF GRID POWER3 SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08423501 HENRYBRADLEY LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08384318 VERNAL MAGAZINE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08395346 NAZA INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    OC382320 MOORE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LLP 11 Feb 2013
    08397249 HAYDN KAYE LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08400729 ESSEX PINK LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08410012 BAFTA LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412463 UPMINSTER HCW LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08413338 WOK U LIKE (UK) LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08417720 LAR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418940 PIPKINS CAFE LTD 25 Feb 2013