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Ilford, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 759 companies were registered in Ilford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)IlfordUK
    2011759116,391
    2010720105,137
    % change5.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (759) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011224278257
    New companies in 2010218228274
    % change2.8%21.9%-6.2%
    Record Year2011 (224)2011 (278)2010 (274)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 510 companies were dissolved in Ilford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)IlfordUK
    201151090,986
    201042582,677
    % change20.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (555) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011196143171
    Closed companies in 201099126200
    % change98.0%13.5%-15%
    Record Year2011 (196)2008 (145)2009 (397)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Ilford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 249 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)IlfordUK
    201124925,405
    201029522,460
    Record Year 2007 (326) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20112813586
    Net growth in 201011910274
    Record Year2009 (141)2007 (186)2008 (174)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Ilford formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Ilford
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    20080.5%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Ilford when compared to any previous February.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.7%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.7%0.6%
    % change-11.4%7.2%-10.5%
    Record Year2010 (0.7%)2011 (0.7%)1997 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 38.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ilford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.1% of all director appointments in Ilford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.97%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.83%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUSINESS1.54%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANTS1.23%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION1.14%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    IT1.06%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SECURITY0.86%MEDIA1.69%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.86%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRADERS0.83%LONDON1.60%
    COLLEGE0.77%CARE1.45%
    CO0.77%J1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.69%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.69%IT1.41%
    ENTERPRISES0.66%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.63%BUILDING1.34%
    CENTRE0.60%M1.30%
    BUILDERS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    (LONDON)0.54%S1.24%
    K0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    MEDIA0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,647202,798
    7487 - Other business activities31360,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11030,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9410,246
    9999 - Dormant Company8319,765
    9305 - Other service activities788,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7110,085
    99999 - Dormant Company6618,336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply607,000
    5530 - Restaurants574,898
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering576,183
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5512,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities486,996
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4816,150
    7260 - Other computer related activities477,789
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes461,128
    7499 - Non-trading company4011,316
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands311,765
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate303,895
    41100 - Development of building projects293,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510934 A3D LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07510222 INTERNET FLOORING UK LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07504972 CAULFIELD BOOKKEEPING LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504805 CAKEYWORLD LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504343 ACTUAL TRAINING & RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504182 FMLZ TRADING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503113 ESIYA LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502894 JISTA LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07501371 WESTERN EDUCATION LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499738 FAVORITE HODDESDON LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499012 PACIFIC TRADERS (UK) LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496670 KAYMAN RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495937 FARRAHS HAIR AND BEAUTY LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495182 GREYMERE SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494807 DANZING 77 CONSTRUCTION LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07494004 SRI LANKAN OVERSEAS EDUCATION CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492789 FINANCIAL FORWARD PLANNING LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07492761 S & G MINIMARKET LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492501 REAL SUPERSTORE LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07492408 TAUNTON KEBAB LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07491146 THHOM & CO LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489865 SHAMA & SANA COURIERS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489856 SCHWARTZ DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07483331 DEEPY CONTRACTS LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07482391 IGNITION DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 05 Jan 2011