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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
    07758660 CENTREPUNCH LTD. 01 Sep 2011
    07759781 TBR FLORAL DESIGN LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07766347 BRADSHAW MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07768226 RICHMARIS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07759359 KENT HOUSE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07761160 SMALL WORLD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07763629 UNIPAP LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07771560 SEVEN ZERO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07773580 DECADA LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07774501 K AND O PEST CONTROL LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07775183 HOTPRICE LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07777399 AYLESFORD WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778916 S AND D BUILDERS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779391 GLOBAL DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780438 FRESHTECH CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781032 SCM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781474 NIGERIAN STUDENTS' UNION UK LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782202 VENGER LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782300 SIMON SALMON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783640 RAMPROCO HOLDINGS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07784818 CITI ANGELS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787097 MEAT PEOPLE LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787427 BOATMAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787480 ISLAND VIEW FILMS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07791936 KELPARK LTD 29 Sep 2011