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.

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 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 GreenUK
    2014173150,722
    2013126134,802
    % change37.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014565166
    New companies in 2013384543
    % change47.4%13.3%53.5%
    Record Year2014 (56)2007 (78)2014 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 GreenUK
    20148682,370
    20138377,914
    % change3.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014242636
    Closed companies in 2013292628
    % change-17.2%0.0%29%
    Record Year2012 (44)2010 (32)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 GreenUK
    20148768,352
    20134356,888
    Record Year 2014 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014322530
    Net growth in 201391915
    Record Year2014 (32)2007 (59)2014 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change37.8%4.6%28.2%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.32%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.74%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    LONDON1.06%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CARE0.97%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%LONDON1.88%
    BLUQUANT0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.87%CARE1.79%
    TRAINING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%DESIGN1.75%
    IT0.48%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CAPITAL0.48%BUSINESS1.71%
    S0.48%PROPERTIES1.60%
    OAK0.48%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUILDING0.48%GLOBAL1.58%
    ROAD0.48%J1.48%
    (LONDON)0.39%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDICAL0.39%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.39%IT1.33%
    MUSIC0.39%TRANSPORT1.30%
    HOME0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GREEN0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    CENTRE0.39%M1.21%
    STREET0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    WOODFORD0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8656,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3847,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3037,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2726,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2527,750
    41100 - Development of building projects179,855
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1218,491
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified102,564
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,155
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate89,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,509
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing85,521
    98000 - Residents property management74,832
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities72,722
    43290 - Other construction installation73,231
    43210 - Electrical installation75,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872532 PATTERN DOCTOR LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08873749 NEWE CONCEPT FURNISHINGS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874546 RESIDENTIAL LAND MANAGEMENT 3 LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875938 SIGULLA LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08876499 PROFESSIONAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876620 CLAY SHOTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08876668 RALPH METALS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08879041 ARDTULLY RETIREMENT RESIDENCE LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08882817 SOLOGATE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    OC391537 WOODFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 27 Feb 2014
    08893635 TIM CHEMIONS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893873 RELATIVITY CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895220 GENESYS OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08895435 LEO RISK CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897384 ST BY NAME LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08901327 WEATHERMAN CONSULTANT LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08901612 GERMIN TREND CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08902625 CAFE DAY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903223 HANDYMAN WORLDWIDE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08903254 ESA MEDICARE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08905519 BE EXTRAORDINARY LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08906334 CEF PLASTERERS LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08910085 ADVANCE IMPROVEMENT WINDOWS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912944 EDMUNDS & CO LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08913974 ANIDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014