Beckenham, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 118 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Beckenham UK 2012 118 131,491 2011 119 116,391 % change -0.8% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 48 34 36 New companies in 2011 32 32 55 % change 50.0% 6.3% -34.5% Record Year 2012 (48) 2004 (48) 2007 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Beckenham UK 2012 87 67,576 2011 85 90,987 % change 2.4% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 26 27 34 Closed companies in 2011 33 19 33 % change -21.2% 42.1% 3% Record Year 2011 (33) 2010 (29) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 31 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Beckenham UK 2012 31 63,915 2011 34 25,404 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 22 7 2 Net growth in 2011 -1 13 22 Record Year 2008 (32) 2004 (34) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Beckenham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 28.6% -9.1% -38.7% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.07% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.74% DESIGN 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANTS 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% LONDON 0.85% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.73% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ROAD 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUILDING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% PARTNERS 0.49% MEDIA 1.72% GLOBAL 0.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PARK 0.49% LONDON 1.66% CAPITAL 0.49% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CATERING 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% CO 0.49% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.49% CARE 1.34% S 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% MARKETING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% K 0.36% M 1.27% LOGISTICS 0.36% BUILDING 1.24% EVENTS 0.36% ENERGY 1.20% BECKENHAM 0.36% S 1.20% EDUCATION 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 187 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 58 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 5530 - Restaurants 14 4,633 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 6,934 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,427 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07895037 SHARDCROFT CONSULTING LTD 03 Jan 2012 07896642 103-105 BIRKBECK ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07896649 ART 3D LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07897235 BLUE SKY PLANNING (LONDON) LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898226 EAC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899071 BECKENHAM BROADCAST LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899521 AGI SUPPLIES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07901692 IREDEEM LTD 09 Jan 2012 07903397 CONTAGIOUS128 LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07906472 T.S. ELGOOD LTD 11 Jan 2012 07912936 AVVENTURO LTD 17 Jan 2012 07913731 M&M PAPER LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07917517 GP SOLAR LTD 20 Jan 2012 07917750 ELLS ANALYTICS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07918134 FACILIT8 CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07921154 PARALLEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07921297 ECKQO LTD 24 Jan 2012 07923656 S E LANDSCAPES LTD 25 Jan 2012 07925482 LOVE-A-BARGAIN LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07926626 TOPSY TURVY TOTS LTD 27 Jan 2012 07926642 WRAP 'N' BOW LTD 27 Jan 2012 07927749 MUNCHKINSPORTS LTD 30 Jan 2012 07928784 THE SYMPHONIC BRASS OF LONDON LTD 30 Jan 2012 07929972 HARVEST MOON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07930122 SIL BUSS SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Jan 2012
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