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
    09423320 UK LOGISTICS PERSONNEL LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09425193 PCG PROJECTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425608 HORNCHURCH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09429480 SUN NAILS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433279 JAYCOCK & SON LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09436820 COSMIN COSMETICS UK LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09444598 LUX SHA REE HAIR LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445189 J.E.M. BIN CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09445207 MICROLATENCY LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09455200 CADO TRADING LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457388 FLOORMATT LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09457867 FIRE DOOR LONDON LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09460071 MARTYN QUINLAN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09460483 ANAYA HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09416523 C.A.K.E COSMETICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09424883 JASMIN ESTATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427472 COMPLETE WORKSPACE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09432279 CARPIC RAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09432571 DERMEYE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09440136 BNC PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09450103 LOT 107 LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09455808 LEVERAGE ONLINE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09456870 THINK NIGHTINGALE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09460975 ELMPARK ELECTRICAL LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09463269 M.R.G. ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2015