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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
    07511114 LMI MEDIA LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07510845 S&F FOOD LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510302 MAKE BELIEVE HACKNEY LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07504941 WOODFORD LAND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07501264 O'GRADY'S ENTERPRISE LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07500007 HOT ROCKS HIRE LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07497918 MONKHAMS CONSTRUCTION LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496248 H & M PLUMBING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07492911 DOMASI LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07490162 PAZRAZ LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489318 OTTERSPOOL MANAGEMENT (WATFORD) LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07489135 PRISTINE LONDON LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07488988 ROMA (HARLESDEN) LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07488296 CHOCABITE LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488275 POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488098 INFORM EDUCATION LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487974 AP&P LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487651 UK SAMPLE ROOM LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07486181 DELTAA LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07484449 SHOP SARANA LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483472 BUILD CREATIVE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482698 VARIOUS RETAIL LTD 05 Jan 2011
    OC360772 D C FRANCHISE 4 LLP 11 Jan 2011
    OC361060 CLARKES OF BOVINGDON LLP 21 Jan 2011
    OC361199 52-54 WHITE POST LANE LLP 26 Jan 2011