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Beckenham, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BeckenhamUK
    2011107114,512
    2010125101,492
    % change-14.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (125) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011323243
    New companies in 2010454238
    % change-28.9%-23.8%13.2%
    Record Year2010 (45)2010 (42)2003 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BeckenhamUK
    20118372,230
    20109987,705
    % change-16.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011312923
    Closed companies in 2010254430
    % change24.0%-34.1%-23%
    Record Year2002 (39)2008 (46)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 24 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BeckenhamUK
    20112442,282
    20102613,787
    Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20111320
    Net growth in 201020-28
    Record Year2006 (27)2004 (27)2003 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Beckenham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.9%-35.9%2.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.0% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.22%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.30%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    DESIGN1.17%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANTS1.04%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SUPPORT0.65%BUSINESS1.82%
    CATERING0.52%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.52%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.52%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PARK0.52%LONDON1.63%
    S0.52%J1.47%
    PARTNERS0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    HEALTH0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUILDING0.52%CARE1.42%
    DIGITAL0.52%IT1.38%
    SCHOOL0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.39%PROPERTIES1.28%
    FOR0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.39%M1.25%
    ESTATES0.39%ENERGY1.22%
    IT0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    LANGLEY0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5129,245
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,755
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2015,760
    5530 - Restaurants195,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,345
    9305 - Other service activities1110,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities8582
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,798
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult71,766

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690039 AKADITI LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691505 EDUCATION ACTION SOUTH EAST LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07691892 BENCHMARK SPORTS & EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07696511 ANDROTECH LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07696516 FROBSCOTTLE LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07696836 GIZZI ERSKINE LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07696980 GIZZI'S KITCHEN LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07697400 LANGLEY PARK ACADEMIES 07 Jul 2011
    07698020 SIP TELECOM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698575 MORPH RESEARCH LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699271 CH BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700618 3-C BODYWORKS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702630 KITCHEN MACLEOD LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07705761 RAPTURE PRODUCTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706132 DIGITAL STORM DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706428 RETALIATE FIRST LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07709612 PARK LANGLEY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07711671 LEEFEST LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07713742 S R ACTUARIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714239 STERLING EVENT CATERING LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715016 IKIS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717848 DE LA BAIE ARCTIC SKINCARE LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07720472 BANNER (KEMERTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721763 SCORPIONS MUAY THAI BOXING GYM LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07722809 XAVIERS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011