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Woodford Green, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Woodford GreenUK
    2012118131,491
    2011131116,391
    % change-9.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012395227
    New companies in 2011365144
    % change8.3%2.0%-38.6%
    Record Year2012 (39)2007 (78)2007 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Woodford GreenUK
    20129067,576
    201111290,987
    % change-19.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012441927
    Closed companies in 2011412942
    % change7.3%-34.5%-36%
    Record Year2012 (44)2010 (32)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 28 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Woodford GreenUK
    20122863,915
    20111925,404
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-5330
    Net growth in 2011-5222
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (59)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Woodford Green
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.1%-12.8%-42.6%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    20.0% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.17%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TRADING1.04%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.91%PROPERTY2.37%
    LONDON0.91%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    MUSIC0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENTERPRISES0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    NEW0.65%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SECURITY0.65%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    MURA0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTING0.65%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.52%J1.54%
    RECRUITMENT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ESTATES0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    H0.52%IT1.40%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%CARE1.34%
    CLUB0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.52%M1.27%
    LIDDLE0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    CLEANING0.52%ENERGY1.20%
    DIGITAL0.52%S1.20%
    PERRETT0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied245216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,303
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    99999 - Dormant Company1425,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1019,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply96,934
    90040 - Operation of arts facilities8380
    7011 - Development & sell real estate82,092
    41100 - Development of building projects84,984
    2852 - General mechanical engineering7242
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    5530 - Restaurants74,633
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate73,072
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing63,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931581 THEBEAUTYSTORE.CO.ZA LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07938372 NEUROFTW LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07938528 BIER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940369 EATON PACIFIC LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941112 MELME LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942816 VOICE TRADERS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943004 ALL SHINE CLEANING LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943382 HUMANKIND COMMUNICATIONS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943770 GREENENVIRO ENERGY SAVINGS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944731 GAZELLE MARKETING LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07944767 MIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07950778 SIDDHANATH YOGA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 15 Feb 2012
    07950918 SIDDHANATH YOGA LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951659 RARE EARTH METAL EXCHANGE LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07951700 REM-X LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07956888 RUSSDR LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957241 INTERAPP LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962399 BRENWORK SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962886 MEDIATION DIRECT LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965708 NEW AGE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07966628 GOLDMANLINKS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07968367 UNN7 LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970517 IMPACT CYCLE TRADING LTD 29 Feb 2012
    OC372478 S S BASI & CO LLP 15 Feb 2012
    OC372886 COBB STREET LLP 28 Feb 2012