Woodford Green, Essex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 101 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Woodford GreenUK
    2010101101,492
    200912194,671
    % change-16.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010353531
    New companies in 2009363649
    % change-2.8%-2.8%-36.7%
    Record Year2003 (49)2002 (42)2009 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Woodford GreenUK
    20108987,705
    2009113159,401
    % change-21.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010303227
    Closed companies in 2009283253
    % change7.1%0.0%-49%
    Record Year2002 (32)2008 (76)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 12 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Woodford GreenUK
    20101213,787
    20098-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (55) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010534
    Net growth in 200984-4
    Record Year2003 (32)2002 (29)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Woodford Green
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.6%-11.8%-39.3%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1962 (0.5%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.77%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.18%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    INPIPE1.18%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING1.03%TRADING2.04%
    D0.88%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ROAD0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    LONDON0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.74%BUSINESS1.80%
    ESTATES0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.74%LONDON1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.74%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CARE0.74%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    C0.74%CARE1.44%
    EAGLE0.59%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    (LONDON)0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    (INTERNATIONAL)0.59%IT1.35%
    MAINTENANCE0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    GLOBAL0.59%BUILDING1.32%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.59%M1.28%
    ABBEY0.59%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HIRE0.59%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied193202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2021,484
    7011 - Development & sell real estate173,743
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering117,634
    5530 - Restaurants105,181
    4534 - Other building installation102,623
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    7450 - Labour recruitment82,972
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    98000 - Residents property management73,273
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767
    8512 - Medical practice activities61,818
    41100 - Development of building projects63,688
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management613,161

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361010 FALCONMEDICS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360905 ARCHINOS HOLDINGS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359774 INFOLINX SYSTEMS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07356977 BODY AWARE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356710 SWEET ABBEY CARDIFF LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07356700 TRANSFERS FROM.COM LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07353845 JK BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353373 S & S DESIGNERSARIS LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353110 UK PEARL LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352217 LARRY THE LONDON BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351202 FIRSTNUTRITION LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348914 CONSUMER FINANCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07347913 LUMIERE BEAUTY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346802 MOSKO76 LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345844 CUT IT LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344448 GRAEME SHEPHERD MUSIC LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343890 PARAGON SHOPFRONT LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07336930 GOLDEN EAGLE TRADING LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336776 WHITE EAGLE TRADING LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336227 GOLDEN EAGLE COMMODITIES LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335982 ASSG LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334715 CORE METALS REFINED LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333949 KIDSOWN LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    OC356906 MICAWBER'S PRINCIPLE LLP 03 Aug 2010
    OC357325 MURA ESTATES LLP 23 Aug 2010