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
    08918733 BYRON&BUTLER CORPORATION LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920457 SWHERE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920762 MYLLOYD LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922237 ISLA ANALYTICS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923250 BLUESTAR HAULAGE LOGISTICS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925009 DRA'S CONVERSATION & CUISINE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08925867 LONDON AUTOCLAIMS LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08929662 INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08930689 TAGGAT LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08932133 POWERLINK (LONDON) LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08932229 PATHWAY GOVERNANCE LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08938694 KIMA ESTATES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08943048 VEM DRYLINING LTD. 17 Mar 2014
    08943769 LONDON DIAMOND DRILLING HOLDINGS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08945047 ALL SHINE BEST CLEANING LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08946911 FANANNE LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948125 SMXPERTS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08948886 MIMA ROSE LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08959823 ODPAT CARE LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961107 CREATIVE VENUES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961351 ATROLL LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08961829 OAKLANDS APARTMENTS LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08962270 APPLETREE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08966280 PRESTIGE AUCTIONEERS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08969133 LOUISE MILLER LIMITED 31 Mar 2014