Beckenham, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 120 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Beckenham UK 2010 120 105,137 2009 101 91,034 % change 18.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 33 41 46 New companies in 2009 28 27 46 % change 17.9% 51.9% 0.0% Record Year 2008 (46) 2004 (48) 2007 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Beckenham UK 2010 99 82,677 2009 95 108,060 % change 4.2% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 23 29 47 Closed companies in 2009 22 15 58 % change 4.5% 93.3% -19% Record Year 2006 (24) 2010 (29) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 21 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Beckenham UK 2010 21 22,460 2009 6 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 10 12 -1 Net growth in 2009 6 12 -12 Record Year 2008 (32) 2004 (34) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Beckenham 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 9.4% 30.0% -16.9% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.00% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.07% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ASSOCIATES 0.93% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANTS 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.04% J 0.80% TRADING 1.93% LONDON 0.80% DESIGN 1.91% INVESTMENTS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ADVISORY 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% CATERING 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% GREEN 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DESIGN 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% MEDIA 0.53% J 1.48% CONSULTANCY 0.53% LONDON 1.45% HOLDINGS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.53% GROUP 1.37% DIRECT 0.40% GLOBAL 1.35% BLUE 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.35% ACCOUNTING 0.40% BUILDING 1.34% MAINTENANCE 0.40% CARE 1.33% CARE 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TO 0.40% M 1.28% CALIMERE 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.25% SOUTH 0.40% S 1.23%
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 203 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 92 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 27 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,948 5530 - Restaurants 25 4,798 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 14,007 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 9,943 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 11 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,038 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 4,131 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,892 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 2,973
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07208586 CZARS CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07207309 MARIA-MALONE LTD 30 Mar 2010 07206252 THORNE PARTNERS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07206101 SHP SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Mar 2010 07205679 REME (FEATHERMAN) LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07202504 ABBIE'S HAIR LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07197118 GREEN DRAGON LTD. 22 Mar 2010 07195733 COLES 1878 LTD 19 Mar 2010 07195363 BAGUETTE CAFE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07193984 ACLR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07193591 ALIGNED RESULTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07191204 KELVIC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07190518 SOLVECON LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07190050 SKYTRIP LTD 16 Mar 2010 07187442 B G CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07187097 BEVERAGE TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2010 07185885 ALGAR MEDICAL LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07183221 TUSCANY BUILDING LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07181905 CORTICELLI LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07179622 GUTHRIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2010 07178270 UK PROPERTY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010 07176853 MILESHAW LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07176798 VILLEFRANCHE & DEAL LTD 03 Mar 2010 07176007 DE VOO LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07174820 BLACKBECK CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
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