Romford, Essex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Romford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Romford when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Romford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 324 companies were registered in Romford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Romford UK 2012 324 131,491 2011 304 116,391 % change 6.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (324) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Romford when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 118 76 130 New companies in 2011 92 95 117 % change 28.3% -20.0% 11.1% Record Year 2012 (118) 2007 (102) 2012 (130)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Romford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Romford UK 2012 148 67,576 2011 181 90,987 % change -18.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (235) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 45 50 53 Closed companies in 2011 73 48 60 % change -38.4% 4.2% -12% Record Year 2011 (73) 2008 (65) 2009 (164)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Romford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 176 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Romford UK 2012 176 63,915 2011 123 25,404 Record Year 2007 (206) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 73 26 77 Net growth in 2011 19 47 57 Record Year 2012 (73) 2007 (79) 2008 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Romford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Romford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 10.0% -31.6% 3.9% Record Year 1967 (0.7%) 1960 (0.4%) 1979 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Romford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Romford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.36% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LONDON 0.90% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 0.90% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SECURITY 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ESSEX 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MAINTENANCE 0.57% LONDON 1.66% BUILDING 0.57% J 1.54% GLOBAL 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.50% J 0.45% IT 1.40% PLUMBING 0.45% CARE 1.34% EVENTS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDIA 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CO 0.45% M 1.27% CLEANING 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% HOUSE 0.40% S 1.20% TRAINING 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 543 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 108 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 69 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 14,303 7260 - Other computer related activities 30 7,154 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 27 18,617 7499 - Non-trading company 27 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 27 9,729 86900 - Other human health activities 26 5,066 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 9,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,169 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,113 43210 - Electrical installation 17 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,931
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07933372 BLUEWATER ADVERTISING LTD 02 Feb 2012 07947118 T HADLEY CLEANING SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2012 07955600 L. REED TECH LTD 20 Feb 2012 07958875 TOMFAB LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07959678 QUINN PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 07962898 T.Y.P. ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07965630 JJ ELITE LTD 27 Feb 2012 07949765 RJ PILLER LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07959510 CONCEPT WINDOWS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07964569 XPRESS TRADING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07933809 ADONAI 7 LTD. 02 Feb 2012 07938706 TOTAL BUILD CLEAN UK LTD 07 Feb 2012 07956300 RAPHAELLE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07958605 ADVANCED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS LTD 21 Feb 2012 07968478 D HUNTER BUILDING UK LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07935885 OLAKT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07952989 TRINITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 16 Feb 2012 07953978 M25 BLINDS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07955901 REDPOCKET CORPORATION LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07966577 JADA'S HAVEN LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07966886 STALLION CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Feb 2012 07931484 LOPA REMOVALS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07942069 A & A VENTURES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07946344 FIRST FOCUS SPORTS LEAGUES LTD 13 Feb 2012 07948445 IMPERIAL SWIMMING POOLS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
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