Romford, Essex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Romford UK 2010 253 105,137 2009 213 91,034 % change 18.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (317) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 71 81 101 New companies in 2009 70 66 77 % change 1.4% 22.7% 31.2% Record Year 2007 (93) 2007 (102) 2007 (122)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Romford UK 2010 167 82,677 2009 235 108,060 % change -28.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (235) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 34 47 86 Closed companies in 2009 39 32 164 % change -12.8% 46.9% -48% Record Year 2008 (66) 2008 (65) 2009 (164)
Net Company Growth
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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) Romford UK 2010 86 22,460 2009 -22 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (206) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 37 34 15 Net growth in 2009 31 34 -87 Record Year 2007 (53) 2007 (79) 2008 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -5.9% 5.1% 9.0% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1960 (0.4%) 1979 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.61% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LONDON 1.10% CONSULTING 4.60% BUILDING 1.02% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 0.95% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 0.95% TRADING 1.93% D 0.73% DESIGN 1.91% R 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INTERNATIONAL 0.59% MEDIA 1.84% BUSINESS 0.59% BUSINESS 1.74% TRANSPORT 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MANAGEMENT 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.54% SECURITY 0.59% J 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.51% LONDON 1.45% ENTERPRISES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.45% HOME 0.51% GROUP 1.37% T 0.44% GLOBAL 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.35% ESSEX 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% GLOBAL 0.44% CARE 1.33% RECRUITMENT 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRAINING 0.44% M 1.28% SOCIAL 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% J 0.44% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 699 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 139 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 37 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 34 9,325 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 99999 - Dormant Company 24 13,808 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 6,340 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 8,154 4534 - Other building installation 20 2,840 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 9,659 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,069 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,163 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 15 2,729 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 9,943 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,143
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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