Woodford Green, Essex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous February.

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 110 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 41.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well 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)Woodford GreenUK
    2010110105,137
    20097891,034
    % change41.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010303545
    New companies in 2009292029
    % change3.4%75.0%55.2%
    Record Year2007 (36)2007 (78)2007 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly 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)Woodford GreenUK
    20109182,677
    200998108,060
    % change-7.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010163243
    Closed companies in 2009181862
    % change-11.1%77.8%-31%
    Record Year2007 (34)2010 (32)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 19 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Woodford GreenUK
    20101922,460
    2009-20-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101432
    Net growth in 2009112-33
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (59)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Woodford Green
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.0%49.9%28.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% 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 Woodford Green was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    31.4% of all director appointments in Woodford Green 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
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING0.98%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY0.84%PROPERTY2.50%
    EDUCATION0.70%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BUSINESS0.70%TRADING1.93%
    CARE0.70%DESIGN1.91%
    TRADING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%MEDIA1.84%
    CLEANING0.56%BUSINESS1.74%
    C0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUILDING0.56%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    MUSIC0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    (LONDON)0.56%J1.48%
    LONDON0.56%LONDON1.45%
    D0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%GROUP1.37%
    MEDIA0.42%GLOBAL1.35%
    FRANCHISE0.42%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROJECTS0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    RESTAURANT0.42%CARE1.33%
    PROPERTIES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CO0.42%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HOLDINGS0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied210228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3826,974
    8512 - Medical practice activities331,496
    7011 - Development & sell real estate215,300
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    9305 - Other service activities139,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1310,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering109,325
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    41100 - Development of building projects104,513
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1014,007
    5530 - Restaurants84,798
    98000 - Residents property management83,892
    7450 - Labour recruitment83,809
    86210 - General medical practice activities71,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities79,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171387 CRANBERRY PANDA LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170463 AK TRADING (2010) LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07170419 CFO FINANCIAL LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168180 KREAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167595 STRATFORD CITY COLLEGE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07161539 TRAVELBITES RETAIL LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161160 SADIA WITHAM LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160670 QUICKSEND LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159675 HONED SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159041 HARDEEP SINGH ANAESTHETIC SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07154705 GAMES HOLDING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07152620 IDEAL COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07150397 MIRAJVI LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149231 AIRGID LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07148114 ONE-HANDED MUSIC LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147292 KHL DESIGN LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146701 MARIYANS & Y LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145677 SALEEM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145160 MAISON BLANCHE LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143533 MUCKIT CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142916 ELITE LABOURERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142606 CHESTERS CHICKEN LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142360 ADAM & EVIL LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07141693 BAEBES PRODUCTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2010
    OC352544 MORRIS ROAD LLP 23 Feb 2010