Woodford Green, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 2013 when 37.0% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 126 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Woodford GreenUK
    2013126134,802
    2012118131,491
    % change6.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013384543
    New companies in 2012395227
    % change-2.6%-13.5%59.3%
    Record Year2012 (39)2007 (78)2007 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Woodford GreenUK
    20138377,914
    20129067,576
    % change-7.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013292628
    Closed companies in 2012441927
    % change-34.1%36.8%4%
    Record Year2012 (44)2010 (32)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Woodford GreenUK
    20134356,888
    20122863,915
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201391915
    Net growth in 2012-5330
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (59)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Woodford Green
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-12.6%-14.1%64.7%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 2013 when 37.0% of all directors were female.

    37.0% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSULTING5.18%
    LONDON0.94%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING0.82%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CAPITAL0.82%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA0.71%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.71%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    P0.59%LONDON1.72%
    TRAINING0.59%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PRODUCTIONS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SUPPLIES0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    SECURITY0.59%GLOBAL1.57%
    M0.47%J1.56%
    GREEN0.47%CARE1.46%
    (LONDON)0.47%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.47%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    GLOBAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.47%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.47%BUILDING1.21%
    HIS0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    S0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    RECRUITMENT0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    SMITH0.47%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied259249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8154,531
    99999 - Dormant Company2843,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2424,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2332,624
    41100 - Development of building projects188,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,664
    7487 - Other business activities137,556
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified122,542
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    86900 - Other human health activities88,465
    90030 - Artistic creation83,719
    90040 - Operation of arts facilities7601
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,332
    86210 - General medical practice activities74,062
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating72,989

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08386187 GLOBALJOBS WORLDWIDE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388019 AMZCO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388987 SONATEK LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08392146 PHILIP NEWSON CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08392390 GRAND LUXURY FURNITURE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394695 YOUR PAD LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08397225 DAREX CAPITA LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08399181 MZI CONSULTANTS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08400654 MAGA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401549 CERVERUS LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08404375 SHAPE TO FABRICATION LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    OC382553 CONWAY LEVENE LLP 18 Feb 2013
    08408261 METRO SUPERSTORE LOCAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408341 ZHIXIN FINANCIAL LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08408466 TELENOR LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08411196 SHAADI BAZAAR LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08411268 BRILLARE LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412362 RAM FOREIGN EXCHANGE LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08414360 MILLER LANE (LITTLEWICK) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414567 THE THOMAS CAFE LTD 21 Feb 2013
    OC382764 LPF LLP 22 Feb 2013
    08415297 YOUNG TEAM RO LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08416276 PRESTIGE AUTOS DIRECT LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08419292 COMFORT AND STYLE LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08424738 BALANCAN LIMITED 28 Feb 2013