Romford, Essex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Romford when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Romford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 639 companies were formed in Romford. This figure is 10.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Romford occurred in 2012 when a total of 639 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Romford UK 2012 639 253,150 2011 581 228,735 % change 10.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (639) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 315 companies were registered in Romford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Romford UK 2012 315 121,659 2011 277 112,344 % change 13.7% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (315) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 116 103 96 New companies in 2011 77 102 98 % change 50.6% 1.0% -2.0% Record Year 2012 (116) 2012 (103) 2011 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 340 companies were dissolved in Romford. This figure is 2.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Romford occurred in 2009 when a total of 700 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Romford UK 2012 340 147,793 2011 333 162,310 % change 2.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (700) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 192 companies were dissolved in Romford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Romford UK 2012 192 80,218 2011 152 71,324 % change 26.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (465) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 53 79 60 Closed companies in 2011 35 71 46 % change 51.4% 11.3% 30% Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (209) 2009 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Romford increased by 299 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Romford UK 2012 299 105,357 2011 248 66,425 Record Year 2007 (353) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Romford during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 123 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Romford UK 2012 123 41,441 2011 125 41,020 Record Year 2008 (170) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 63 24 36 Net growth in 2011 42 31 52 Record Year 2007 (81) 2008 (47) 2008 (64)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Romford formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Romford 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Romford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Romford 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 26.8% -11.5% 4.6% Record Year 1960 (0.5%) 1962 (0.8%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 39.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Romford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Romford in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Romford was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Romford in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.40% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BUILDING 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 0.89% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.84% DESIGN 1.89% LONDON 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.82% SECURITY 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.78% PROPERTY 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% MAINTENANCE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.56% LONDON 1.68% CO 0.56% J 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.51% MEDICAL 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CLEANING 0.50% IT 1.42% CARE 0.50% CARE 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% IT 0.50% M 1.26% EVENTS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.23% GLOBAL 0.45% BUILDING 1.23% R 0.45% SECURITY 1.19% MEDIA 0.45% S 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 617 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 98 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 68 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 35,447 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 15,280 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 20,390 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 6,456 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 8,258 9999 - Dormant Company 26 16,469 7499 - Non-trading company 24 8,023 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,271 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 6,356 9305 - Other service activities 22 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 21 5,222 43210 - Electrical installation 19 3,557 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 4,644 41100 - Development of building projects 18 5,149 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 4,091
Recent Companies
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