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Woodford Green, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 131 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Woodford GreenUK
    2011131116,391
    2010110105,137
    % change19.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011365144
    New companies in 2010303545
    % change20.0%45.7%-2.2%
    Record Year2007 (36)2007 (78)2007 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Woodford GreenUK
    201111290,986
    20109182,677
    % change23.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011412942
    Closed companies in 2010163243
    % change156.3%-9.4%-2%
    Record Year2011 (41)2010 (32)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 19 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Woodford GreenUK
    20111925,405
    20101922,460
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-5222
    Net growth in 20101432
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (59)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Woodford Green
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change3.6%28.2%-6.7%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    19.2% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.53%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.15%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MINMAR1.02%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    LONDON0.89%PROPERTY2.38%
    SWEET0.89%TRADING2.10%
    ABBEY0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    INPIPE0.77%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MAKE0.77%BUSINESS1.87%
    BELIEVE0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOLDINGS0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.77%MEDIA1.69%
    GLOBAL0.64%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTY0.64%LONDON1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%J1.45%
    IT0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WOODFORD0.64%IT1.41%
    ROAD0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    PLUMBING0.51%M1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%S1.24%
    ROMA0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    EAGLE0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4730,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    7011 - Development & sell real estate112,654
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    99999 - Dormant Company918,336
    5530 - Restaurants84,898
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    4534 - Other building installation82,285
    9305 - Other service activities78,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities66,996
    98000 - Residents property management63,154
    7499 - Non-trading company611,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified610,085
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,788
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management616,150
    41100 - Development of building projects63,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07587028 GRACE GLASS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07580658 CAPVOYAGER LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07576495 ITALIA'S LAND LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576264 JOY TANDOORI LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07574280 JB PLUMBING & GAS SERVICES LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07573425 R&Q BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570263 SLR INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569934 OJAS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569352 EVERNAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569302 FUTURESPEAK LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568862 INDEX PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07565440 FOS SOCIAL CARE LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07563770 SIGNATURE SMILE WOODFORD LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561360 CH.R.S CONTRACTS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07560424 ABA DA ROUPA LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07560156 RIDLEY VILLAS HOLDINGS LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07555669 DREAMCELLE RECORDS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07553338 NAVILLUS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553017 BRILLIANT PEBBLES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07549960 PDK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548070 DOME AV LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546923 DOWNTON LAND AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07546632 STORAGE HOUSE LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07546507 POLCOM LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    OC362321 71-75 CHEVENING ROAD LLP 02 Mar 2011