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Beckenham, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 119 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BeckenhamUK
    2011119116,391
    2010120105,137
    % change-0.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011323255
    New companies in 2010334146
    % change-3.0%-22.0%19.6%
    Record Year2008 (46)2004 (48)2007 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BeckenhamUK
    20118590,986
    20109982,677
    % change-14.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011331933
    Closed companies in 2010232947
    % change43.5%-34.5%-30%
    Record Year2011 (33)2010 (29)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 34 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BeckenhamUK
    20113425,405
    20102122,460
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-11322
    Net growth in 20101012-1
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Beckenham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.3%-31.4%14.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.91%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    LONDON1.14%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN1.02%TRADING2.10%
    ENTERPRISES0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CREATIVE0.64%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRAINING0.51%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BECKENHAM0.51%MEDIA1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%ENGINEERING1.61%
    GREEN0.51%LONDON1.60%
    PROJECT0.51%CARE1.45%
    SUPPORT0.51%J1.45%
    HEALTH0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.38%IT1.41%
    IT0.38%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOUSE0.38%BUILDING1.34%
    BUSINESS0.38%M1.30%
    FINANCE0.38%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.38%S1.24%
    DEVELOPMENT0.38%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    ACADEMY0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied183202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5630,253
    99999 - Dormant Company3018,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,765
    5530 - Restaurants234,898
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2016,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,183
    74990 - Non-trading company128,695
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply127,000
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,072
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996
    9305 - Other service activities78,740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510581 DIGITAL ELEGANCE LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07506738 DELONY LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07503556 CHATTELS OF LONDON LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503516 ENCENTRE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501265 LONDON SPORTS & MENTORING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499716 NELLIE WILSON LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499060 SELKA CATERING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497544 CHANCERY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496660 MJB ADVISORY LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496431 GOODNESSE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495625 CROWN MANSIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494774 XP MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494663 XP ELECTRICS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494599 XP M&E LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492784 XPERTS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492245 CYBEROPS LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490273 NOUVEAU ART LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489279 FIELDS OF FINANCE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07489272 CLH MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488228 LAHOTI ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487361 PRESTIGE SOFT FURNISHING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07487042 FORD SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486809 MIRIMACH LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07485222 CHICO BANDITO LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    OC360824 THE ILLUSTRATION GALLERY LLP 12 Jan 2011