Romford, Essex

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 253 companies were registered in Romford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RomfordUK
    2010253105,137
    200921391,034
    % change18.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (317) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107181101
    New companies in 2009706677
    % change1.4%22.7%31.2%
    Record Year2007 (93)2007 (102)2007 (122)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Romford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RomfordUK
    201016782,677
    2009235108,060
    % change-28.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (235) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010344786
    Closed companies in 20093932164
    % change-12.8%46.9%-48%
    Record Year2008 (66)2008 (65)2009 (164)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Romford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RomfordUK
    20108622,460
    2009-22-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (206) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010373415
    Net growth in 20093134-87
    Record Year2007 (53)2007 (79)2008 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Romford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Romford
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-5.9%5.1%9.0%
    Record Year1967 (0.7%)1960 (0.4%)1979 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Romford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.61%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    LONDON1.10%CONSULTING4.60%
    BUILDING1.02%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING0.95%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY0.95%TRADING1.93%
    D0.73%DESIGN1.91%
    R0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.59%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.59%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRANSPORT0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MANAGEMENT0.59%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SECURITY0.59%J1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%LONDON1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HOME0.51%GROUP1.37%
    T0.44%GLOBAL1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ESSEX0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    GLOBAL0.44%CARE1.33%
    RECRUITMENT0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.44%M1.28%
    SOCIAL0.44%SYSTEMS1.25%
    J0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied699228,645
    7487 - Other business activities13974,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5326,974
    7499 - Non-trading company3715,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering349,325
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3117,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities2810,331
    9305 - Other service activities259,038
    99999 - Dormant Company2413,808
    62090 - Other information technology service activities236,340
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified238,154
    4534 - Other building installation202,840
    74990 - Non-trading company188,149
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified173,069
    43210 - Electrical installation163,163
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.152,729
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities159,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209030 RLTV LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07207753 T & D BUILDERS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07205716 ZZZZ 4 BEDZ LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07205371 DORFBARD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07197544 SIMPSONS BESPOKE INTERIORS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07194298 AT SQUARED LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07193838 IF NOT FOR GOD LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07185348 BATTMOBILE LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07172760 LJF DATA COMMS LTD 01 Mar 2010
    OC353365 PONY FIELD LLP 18 Mar 2010
    07187071 RAY MOSS AUTO SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07180407 PALMCO LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07174976 FURBANK AND SONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07174352 ADMIRAL HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07198491 STARIT HEALTHCARE LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07172201 SUKLES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07204183 GUNN UTILITIES LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07210689 SNOOKS SPRINKLER SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07210668 RIDGEWELL CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07180782 STUDYWELL PUBLICATIONS LTD 06 Mar 2010
    07177959 W & H TAXI SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07204637 CONSISTENT MECHANICALS LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07201971 MALDOR LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07182160 SOFTWAREDALE LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07181677 PEDAGOGY AURAS UK LIMITED 08 Mar 2010