Ilford, Essex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 721 companies were registered in Ilford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)IlfordUK
    2010721101,492
    200959594,671
    % change21.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (721) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010245246230
    New companies in 2009204185206
    % change20.1%33.0%11.7%
    Record Year2010 (245)2010 (246)2010 (230)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 479 companies were dissolved in Ilford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)IlfordUK
    201047987,705
    2009643159,401
    % change-25.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (643) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010139176164
    Closed companies in 2009131179333
    % change6.1%-1.7%-51%
    Record Year2002 (151)2008 (274)2009 (333)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Ilford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 242 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)IlfordUK
    201024213,787
    2009-48-64,730
    Record Year 2010 (242) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101067066
    Net growth in 2009736-127
    Record Year2008 (172)2010 (70)2008 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Ilford formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Ilford
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    20080.6%
    20070.5%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change11.7%20.7%7.1%
    Record Year2010 (0.7%)2010 (0.8%)2010 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 38.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ilford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.1% of all director appointments in Ilford in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.83%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.56%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSTRUCTION1.35%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    BUSINESS1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTING1.17%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.02%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    IT0.93%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%MEDIA1.75%
    SECURITY0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADERS0.81%LONDON1.59%
    ENTERPRISES0.78%ENGINEERING1.59%
    COLLEGE0.75%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.75%CARE1.44%
    (LONDON)0.72%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    K0.66%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.66%IT1.35%
    CO0.66%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.63%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.63%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FOODS0.60%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.57%SYSTEMS1.26%
    S0.57%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,577202,902
    7487 - Other business activities34669,802
    9999 - Dormant Company9321,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7625,053
    9305 - Other service activities769,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering697,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities678,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply668,183
    5530 - Restaurants615,181
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5814,940
    7499 - Non-trading company5313,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities518,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified477,767
    99999 - Dormant Company4714,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4313,161
    62090 - Other information technology service activities365,716
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes33853
    5552 - Catering322,296
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate303,631
    4545 - Other building completion302,970

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361127 NEURO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360634 ANGELVINE LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360287 SPA CONCEPTS DESIGN AND CONSULTANCY LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07358896 QU CONNECTIONS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07355325 CHIPZ LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354521 CARLTECH LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354112 ADMIRAL MORTGAGE CENTRE LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354085 JAMSAN LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353341 AFFECTIVE LEARNING LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352430 CJSM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351162 ECO FUTURES INVESTMENTS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07348127 9 STAR SECURITY SERVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345358 LEPKE LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07343521 INVENTORY CLERK ENFIELD LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343507 O'BRIEN INCORPORATED LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342102 JVW RAIL LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07342014 COSMOS IT LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341241 CUTTING EDGE EDUCATION LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341092 JIGSAW STUDIO LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340973 ESSEX ROOFING AND BUILDING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340003 TRADE N TRADE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339292 A T Z UK LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07337836 SOLUTIONS PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336886 MASARCOM LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336266 ILFORD CARE LTD 04 Aug 2010