Beckenham, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham 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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BeckenhamUK
    2010125101,492
    200911194,671
    % change12.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (125) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010454238
    New companies in 2009353541
    % change28.6%20.0%-7.3%
    Record Year2010 (45)2010 (42)2003 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BeckenhamUK
    20109987,705
    2009110159,401
    % change-10.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010254430
    Closed companies in 2009282755
    % change-10.7%63.0%-45%
    Record Year2002 (39)2008 (46)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 26 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BeckenhamUK
    20102613,787
    20091-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201020-28
    Net growth in 200978-14
    Record Year2006 (27)2004 (27)2003 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Beckenham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.5%8.9%-11.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.2% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.65%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.99%CONSULTING4.99%
    LONDON1.06%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    INVESTMENTS0.93%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    GREEN0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    ENTERPRISES0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CREATIVE0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.80%MEDIA1.75%
    ADVISORY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.66%LONDON1.59%
    BUSINESS0.66%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ACCOUNTING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MAINTENANCE0.53%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%J1.44%
    TECHNOLOGY0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SECURITY0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.53%IT1.35%
    SOUTH0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    I0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    TO0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENERGY0.40%M1.28%
    S0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied190202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4525,053
    99999 - Dormant Company3414,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2721,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,940
    5530 - Restaurants265,181
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering157,634
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply158,183
    74990 - Non-trading company157,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1313,161
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities118,292
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    7499 - Non-trading company913,408
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,440
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale72,039
    4533 - Plumbing71,728
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331034 KARBURY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330567 CITYGOLD TRADING LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328813 NECAS1977 LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327112 CREATIVE ARTWORK & ILLUSTRATION LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326854 DESCARTES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326122 RK2SK LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325743 CLUB SANDWICH (SIDCUP) LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07324115 MAZ BROZ LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07322851 DAJJ LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07322451 SAFE STEP FLOORING SUPPLIES LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322234 KEMPTOWN CLEANING CO LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07318617 GAUSS CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07316849 LIBRE CONSULT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315852 TRIUMPH BECKENHAM LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315616 TIGER REEF INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314399 TACKMORE LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07308932 VONGOLE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308582 CHURCHILL PUB COMPANY LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07308406 PAOLA GRASSO LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308198 AMBER & GREEN STUDIO LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307614 HOMEBUILD IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306703 MAST CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302134 GREEDY BOOK LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07302115 KURTOS KALACS LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07301418 LANCE-TECH FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD 01 Jul 2010