
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
New Company Registrations
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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 Green UK 2012 118 131,491 2011 131 116,391 % change -9.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 39 52 27 New companies in 2011 36 51 44 % change 8.3% 2.0% -38.6% Record Year 2012 (39) 2007 (78) 2007 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Green UK 2012 90 67,576 2011 112 90,987 % change -19.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 44 19 27 Closed companies in 2011 41 29 42 % change 7.3% -34.5% -36% Record Year 2012 (44) 2010 (32) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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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 Green UK 2012 28 63,915 2011 19 25,404 Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -5 33 0 Net growth in 2011 -5 22 2 Record Year 2003 (23) 2007 (59) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.1% -12.8% -42.6% Record Year 1976 (0.4%) 1978 (0.4%) 1973 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.17% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRADING 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.30% INVESTMENTS 0.91% PROPERTY 2.37% LONDON 0.91% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% MUSIC 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENTERPRISES 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% NEW 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SECURITY 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% MURA 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTING 0.65% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.52% J 1.54% RECRUITMENT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ESTATES 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% H 0.52% IT 1.40% PRODUCTIONS 0.52% CARE 1.34% CLUB 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% R 0.52% M 1.27% LIDDLE 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% CLEANING 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% DIGITAL 0.52% S 1.20% PERRETT 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 245 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 70 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 14 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 13,637 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,934 90040 - Operation of arts facilities 8 380 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 2,092 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,984 2852 - General mechanical engineering 7 242 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,892 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,633 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 3,072 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07899340 INSANITY LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07900046 SENNIK LTD 06 Jan 2012 07901595 JUST SAY DIGITAL LTD 09 Jan 2012 07901985 COSTANTE CO LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902814 TATE VENTURES LTD 09 Jan 2012 07907341 ARUN FACILITIES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07908694 ACTIVE BOUTIQUE LTD 13 Jan 2012 07909883 THE DECORATION AND RESTORATION COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07910172 BET GLOBAL LTD 16 Jan 2012 07910727 FUTURENET I.T. LTD 16 Jan 2012 07912777 3G PACKAGING & CATERING SUPPLIES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913090 FZY 17 Jan 2012 07914142 VEXOR LTD 18 Jan 2012 07915711 ELLIS TV AND FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07916448 CARLO JEWELLERS LTD 19 Jan 2012 07916758 SIMPLE VENTURES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07917667 SAM WHOLESALE LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07919595 BLB ELECTRICAL LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07920976 B. ROBERTS EQUITY TRADING LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922329 JDK INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922553 PARRVOICES LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922740 STEPALD LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07926877 PRIVE LONDON SALONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07926960 WORKS IN PROGRESS PUBLISHING LTD 27 Jan 2012 OC371677 87-95 CURTAIN ROAD LLP 23 Jan 2012
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