Romford, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Romford when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 554 companies were registered in Romford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 38.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RomfordUK
    2014554143,414
    2013401132,684
    % change38.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (554) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Romford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014193188173
    New companies in 2013131123147
    % change47.3%52.8%17.7%
    Record Year2014 (193)2014 (188)2014 (173)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 281 companies were dissolved in Romford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 27.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RomfordUK
    2014281101,670
    201322086,170
    % change27.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (281) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Romford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201410472105
    Closed companies in 2013796180
    % change31.6%18.0%31%
    Record Year2014 (104)2008 (104)2009 (120)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Romford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 273 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RomfordUK
    201427341,744
    201318146,514
    Record Year 2014 (273) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Romford when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20148911668
    Net growth in 2013526267
    Record Year2014 (89)2014 (116)2014 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Romford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Romford
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change33.9%45.7%8.0%
    Record Year2014 (0.4%)2014 (0.4%)2014 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 38.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Romford was in 2005 when 34.6% of all directors were female.

    29.9% of all director appointments in Romford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.22%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.88%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CARE1.33%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LONDON1.26%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%TRADING2.00%
    HEALTHCARE0.69%LONDON1.95%
    BUILDING0.65%CARE1.94%
    S0.61%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTH0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTY0.54%J1.53%
    ESSEX0.51%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    M0.51%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRADING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDIA0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    BUSINESS0.47%CO.,1.36%
    TRAINING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DEVELOPMENT0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.40%IT1.30%
    CLEANING0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied820278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11729,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9957,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9128,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8540,717
    99999 - Dormant Company7848,286
    86900 - Other human health activities6411,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5018,890
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities407,401
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified354,382
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing335,786
    86101 - Hospital activities293,680
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified298,501
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings287,151
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation275,083
    43210 - Electrical installation265,922
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    49410 - Freight transport by road259,960
    41100 - Development of building projects2510,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199933 REDPATH WATCH CO. LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09203174 JAMES BARLOW CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204239 ARGENT FM HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204763 TOWER BRIDGE PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09212636 DERMA LASER & BEAUTY CLINIC LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09215252 MARVEL ESTATES (ROMFORD) LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09215607 WAHAB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09220164 BEAUTE LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09225542 FLETCHER JONES RESOURCES LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09200488 WILLIAMS BAKERY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09209633 WOODMAN ASBESTOS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09212904 DILIGENT HANDS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09214933 ACTIVE COMMUTING LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09219240 HOME OF THE PROJECT NETWORK & COMPANY LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09219368 TRISH HUREL LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09232547 KINGSLEY COURT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09237543 PREMIER HAULAGE (UK) LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09241578 CHANGING ROOM LOCKERS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09210655 OMO B ANOINTED GLOBAL LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09220701 NEWS FINK LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09224170 GAME-IN LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09197806 D.S.A MULTITRADING LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09205018 GNOGEK LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09210151 STEVEN RAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09211820 M DENTON CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2014