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

  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 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)BeckenhamUK
    2010120105,137
    200910191,034
    % change18.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010334146
    New companies in 2009282746
    % change17.9%51.9%0.0%
    Record Year2008 (46)2004 (48)2007 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BeckenhamUK
    20109982,677
    200995108,060
    % change4.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010232947
    Closed companies in 2009221558
    % change4.5%93.3%-19%
    Record Year2006 (24)2010 (29)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BeckenhamUK
    20102122,460
    20096-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101012-1
    Net growth in 2009612-12
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.4%30.0%-16.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.00%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.93%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    J0.80%TRADING1.93%
    LONDON0.80%DESIGN1.91%
    INVESTMENTS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ADVISORY0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CATERING0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    GREEN0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    DESIGN0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.53%J1.48%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%LONDON1.45%
    HOLDINGS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%GROUP1.37%
    DIRECT0.40%GLOBAL1.35%
    BLUE0.40%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ACCOUNTING0.40%BUILDING1.34%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%CARE1.33%
    CARE0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TO0.40%M1.28%
    CALIMERE0.40%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SOUTH0.40%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied203228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4226,974
    99999 - Dormant Company2713,808
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,948
    5530 - Restaurants254,798
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2417,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1414,007
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply139,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified118,154
    7499 - Non-trading company1115,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering109,325
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,131
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    98000 - Residents property management83,892
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,973

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209749 SMU INVESTMENTS LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07208586 CZARS CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07207309 MARIA-MALONE LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07205679 REME (FEATHERMAN) LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07202504 ABBIE'S HAIR LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200833 PLANTERLITE LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07198010 OVERCREATIVE LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07197118 GREEN DRAGON LTD. 22 Mar 2010
    07193984 ACLR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07193591 ALIGNED RESULTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191464 BLACK KNIGHT MEDIA LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07190689 TECHTONIK EUROPE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07190518 SOLVECON LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187097 BEVERAGE TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07185029 UNINOTE LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07181977 PAEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181905 CORTICELLI LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181498 HG ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07178374 STYLING MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178324 SHAPING LONDON TODAY LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178270 UK PROPERTY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176853 MILESHAW LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07176007 DE VOO LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07174555 CONNOLLY PRECISION LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172564 LINDERN HEALTH & WELLBEING LIMITED 01 Mar 2010