Woodford Green, Essex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 173 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 37.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woodford Green UK 2014 173 150,722 2013 126 134,802 % change 37.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (173) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 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 2014 56 51 66 New companies in 2013 38 45 43 % change 47.4% 13.3% 53.5% Record Year 2014 (56) 2007 (78) 2014 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woodford Green UK 2014 86 82,370 2013 83 77,914 % change 3.6% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 24 26 36 Closed companies in 2013 29 26 28 % change -17.2% 0.0% 29% Record Year 2012 (44) 2010 (32) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 87 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woodford Green UK 2014 87 68,352 2013 43 56,888 Record Year 2014 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Woodford Green when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 32 25 30 Net growth in 2013 9 19 15 Record Year 2014 (32) 2007 (59) 2014 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woodford Green 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 37.8% 4.6% 28.2% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 2013 when 37.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.32% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.74% MANAGEMENT 4.67% LONDON 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CARE 0.97% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 0.97% TRADING 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 0.97% LONDON 1.88% BLUQUANT 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.87% CARE 1.79% TRAINING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.58% DESIGN 1.75% IT 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CAPITAL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.71% S 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.60% OAK 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUILDING 0.48% GLOBAL 1.58% ROAD 0.48% J 1.48% (LONDON) 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDICAL 0.39% MEDIA 1.48% J 0.39% IT 1.33% MUSIC 0.39% TRANSPORT 1.30% HOME 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% GREEN 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% CENTRE 0.39% M 1.21% STREET 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% WOODFORD 0.39% ELECTRICAL 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 290 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 86 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 38 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 27,750 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,855 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 18,491 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 86900 - Other human health activities 11 10,273 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 10 2,564 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,155 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 9,509 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 5,521 98000 - Residents property management 7 4,832 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 7 2,722 43290 - Other construction installation 7 3,231 43210 - Electrical installation 7 5,885
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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