Ilford, Essex

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,016 companies were registered in Ilford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)IlfordUK
    20131,016132,684
    2012832118,868
    % change22.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (1,016) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

    July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013372301343
    New companies in 2012294262276
    % change26.5%14.9%24.3%
    Record Year2013 (372)2013 (301)2013 (343)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 552 companies were dissolved in Ilford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)IlfordUK
    201355286,170
    201248375,908
    % change14.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (643) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013198158196
    Closed companies in 2012176162145
    % change12.5%-2.5%35%
    Record Year2013 (198)2008 (274)2009 (333)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Ilford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 464 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)IlfordUK
    201346446,514
    201234942,960
    Record Year 2013 (464) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ilford when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013174143147
    Net growth in 2012118100131
    Record Year2013 (174)2013 (143)2013 (147)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Ilford formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Ilford
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    % change13.3%5.4%9.0%
    Record Year2013 (0.8%)2010 (0.8%)2013 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 38.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ilford was in 2008 when 22.7% of all directors were female.

    21.2% of all director appointments in Ilford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY2.23%CONSULTING5.27%
    LONDON2.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MAINTENANCE1.86%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.81%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.61%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS1.42%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING1.19%DESIGN1.78%
    GLOBAL1.19%BUSINESS1.74%
    IT1.04%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CARE1.02%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.95%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%GLOBAL1.59%
    SECURITY0.80%J1.54%
    TRADERS0.77%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.66%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENTERPRISE0.64%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HOUSE0.55%IT1.39%
    BUILDING0.55%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    M0.53%BUILDING1.19%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.53%CAPITAL1.19%
    TECH0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CARS0.51%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,099260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities33226,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24354,854
    99999 - Dormant Company21946,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19925,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15734,970
    62090 - Other information technology service activities13312,516
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes953,713
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands846,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6717,715
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings646,039
    62012 - Business and domestic software development609,104
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing585,382
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet578,475
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities576,979
    86900 - Other human health activities569,203
    41100 - Development of building projects569,271
    56101 - Licensed restaurants527,531
    74990 - Non-trading company5114,228
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate515,430

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591063 BAIZAL PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08592477 LAKDIVA LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08595557 ACE EDUCATION ACADEMY LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08595794 MARTIN BROOKS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08595903 TAS MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08596191 RED HUT LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08596209 UMH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08596420 ALEXANDER MEDICAL CARE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08597186 MM QUALITY SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08597311 CHIGWELL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598800 AL-TAHIR ACADEMY LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599504 LUPAS TRANS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08600320 XLR8 HEALTH LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08601191 HANLEY MUSIC LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08601231 A. F. FERGUSON & CO LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08601528 DRIVE SAFE 4 LIFE ACADEMY LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08601744 SPORTS APPS LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08605468 R & M BULK TRANSPORT LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08608166 IDD1 INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08608672 KERRIA HOUSE LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08608794 SYSCOM SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08609088 AK MEDIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08609386 JK VISAS LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08610225 CARBELLA LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08613107 VDTG LIMITED 17 Jul 2013