Woodford Green, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Woodford GreenUK
    2014166143,414
    2013131132,684
    % change26.7%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (166) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014724648
    New companies in 2013444047
    % change63.6%15.0%2.1%
    Record Year2014 (72)2014 (46)2009 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Woodford GreenUK
    2014126101,670
    201310986,170
    % change15.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (126) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014642933
    Closed companies in 2013293149
    % change120.7%-6.5%-33%
    Record Year2014 (64)2008 (76)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Woodford Green during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 40 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Woodford GreenUK
    20144041,744
    20132246,514
    Record Year 2012 (42) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201481715
    Net growth in 2013159-2
    Record Year2003 (32)2002 (29)2012 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Woodford Green
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change48.7%9.6%-6.3%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1978 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.36%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.72%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSTRUCTION1.54%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CARE1.27%PROPERTY2.62%
    LONDON1.27%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    IT0.82%TRADING2.00%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%CARE1.94%
    M0.54%TRANSPORT1.76%
    G0.45%DESIGN1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTY0.45%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MUSIC0.45%BUSINESS1.62%
    J0.45%J1.53%
    WOODFORD0.45%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.36%GLOBAL1.51%
    D0.36%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRAINING0.36%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CAPITAL0.36%MEDIA1.38%
    ACADEMY0.36%CO.,1.36%
    SERVICE0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HOLDINGS0.36%BUILDING1.30%
    BUILD0.36%IT1.30%
    TECHNICAL0.36%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied292278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9657,264
    99999 - Dormant Company4648,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3940,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3029,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2828,224
    41100 - Development of building projects1510,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1418,890
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings137,151
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets106,327
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate106,595
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,786
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate910,361
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified86,045
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,501
    56290 - Other food services84,392
    86900 - Other human health activities811,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet79,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110956 G S B BRICKWORKS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111387 M & H SECURITY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113419 TROJAN LUNA LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113657 NIO 76 LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116741 HEALTHBRIDGE DIRECT LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09121881 FTJIT LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09121932 HAPPY ASHLEY LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09123099 DISCREET NYLONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09125430 RADU F R M LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126094 BOW LIMITS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09126288 CAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09126897 HIS GLORY LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128923 MF PROGRAMMES LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130358 MDDRYWALL LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09134357 FINE & COUNTRY MAYFAIR LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09134609 F C MAYFAIR LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09134724 BISCUIT 68 LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09139026 CHALMERS BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09144325 HIGH CONSTRUCTION LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09144380 RCM CONTRACTORS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146808 FIZZ JUNIOR LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09149843 UGOCHINKE LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151350 BLUE COMET LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09151528 ROUNDTRIP LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09155108 DL BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Jul 2014