Woodford Green, Essex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous February.
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 192 companies were registered in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woodford Green UK 2015 192 161,156 2014 173 150,722 % change 11.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (192) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 56 61 75 New companies in 2014 56 51 66 % change 0.0% 19.6% 13.6% Record Year 2014 (56) 2007 (78) 2015 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woodford Green UK 2015 96 89,523 2014 86 82,370 % change 11.6% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Woodford Green when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 34 37 Closed companies in 2014 24 26 36 % change 4.2% 30.8% 3% Record Year 2012 (44) 2015 (34) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Woodford Green during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 96 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woodford Green UK 2015 96 71,633 2014 87 68,352 Record Year 2015 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Woodford Green when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 31 27 38 Net growth in 2014 32 25 30 Record Year 2014 (32) 2007 (59) 2015 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Woodford Green formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woodford Green 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -1.9% 10.1% 3.5% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woodford Green was in 2013 when 37.0% of all directors were female.
19.7% of all director appointments in Woodford Green in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.92% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.14% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% LONDON 1.05% CARE 2.13% IT 0.70% ENGINEERING 2.12% CLEANING 0.61% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTIES 0.52% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUSINESS 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.52% DESIGN 1.65% M 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.52% CO., 1.58% PRODUCTIONS 0.52% J 1.55% TRADING 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDICAL 0.52% BUSINESS 1.49% BUILDERS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% H 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% GROUP 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% BUILD 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ZENITHLUCK 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.44% IT 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% GREEN 0.44% M 1.27%
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 296 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 131 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 42 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,862 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,797 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 11,600 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 7,450 86900 - Other human health activities 12 13,990 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 11 4,088 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 19,098 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,080 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 10 2,726 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 8 2,309 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 8 5,014 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 8 6,238 56290 - Other food services 7 4,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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