Hornchurch, Essex

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 183 companies were registered in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HornchurchUK
    2015183161,156
    2014172150,722
    % change6.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (203) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015505479
    New companies in 2014596152
    % change-15.3%-11.5%51.9%
    Record Year2013 (59)2007 (61)2007 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HornchurchUK
    20159489,523
    20149482,370
    % change0.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015273730
    Closed companies in 2014373423
    % change-27.0%8.8%30%
    Record Year2013 (50)2011 (53)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hornchurch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 89 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HornchurchUK
    20158971,633
    20147868,352
    Record Year 2007 (114) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015231749
    Net growth in 2014222729
    Record Year2003 (35)2005 (37)2007 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Hornchurch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hornchurch
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.9%-18.4%38.5%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1965 (0.6%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    24.6% of all director appointments in Hornchurch in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.72%CONSULTING5.23%
    MEDICAL1.72%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.55%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.37%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.29%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    IT1.20%CARE2.13%
    ESSEX1.12%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%LONDON1.91%
    BUILDING1.03%TRADING1.88%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTHCARE0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%CO.,1.58%
    SOUTH0.60%J1.55%
    L0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    SISU0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARE0.52%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BEAUTY0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    D0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    P0.52%IT1.30%
    J0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    CONTRACTS0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied318288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10058,522
    99999 - Dormant Company5149,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4629,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4430,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4043,081
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing286,052
    86210 - General medical practice activities264,793
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified219,080
    86900 - Other human health activities2113,990
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation175,331
    43210 - Electrical installation166,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road1612,485
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    43290 - Other construction installation133,281
    86230 - Dental practice activities132,250
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    56101 - Licensed restaurants118,909
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies94,253

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09383029 HKN MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386619 HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387305 PATRICIA 1963 LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09393828 BRIGHT LEARNING LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09410022 BOB ARNOTT & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411426 GNB EVENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09373202 COACHING ELITES LTD. 05 Jan 2015
    09382773 CORNERSTONE CHAUFFEUR AND SECURITY PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383666 ELITE PLUMBING & VENTILATION LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09392179 BABY BOOTIQUE LTD. 16 Jan 2015
    09392693 BELLAME CONTRACTS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394566 ADSL ROOFING LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394622 A.P.REID MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD. 19 Jan 2015
    09396357 CLEAN AND GREEN CLEANERS LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397185 CAR CLEARANCE TRADE CENTRE LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09402128 WORTHY MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402167 D GUIVER PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402495 IBOSSIM LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402867 ALENA TRADING LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09405857 PRESTIGE GLOBAL MARKETING LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407467 WE DOODLES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09407886 MY BEST SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409278 M L INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409503 SME VOIP (UK) LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09409540 OCEAN TREASURES (UK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2015