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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

  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 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)BeckenhamUK
    2012118131,491
    2011119116,391
    % change-0.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012483436
    New companies in 2011323255
    % change50.0%6.3%-34.5%
    Record Year2012 (48)2004 (48)2007 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BeckenhamUK
    20128767,576
    20118590,987
    % change2.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012262734
    Closed companies in 2011331933
    % change-21.2%42.1%3%
    Record Year2011 (33)2010 (29)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BeckenhamUK
    20123163,915
    20113425,404
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20122272
    Net growth in 2011-11322
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change28.6%-9.1%-38.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.07%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.58%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    DESIGN1.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    LONDON0.85%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ROAD0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    BUILDING0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    PARTNERS0.49%MEDIA1.72%
    GLOBAL0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PARK0.49%LONDON1.66%
    CAPITAL0.49%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CATERING0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    CO0.49%IT1.40%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%CARE1.34%
    S0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MARKETING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    K0.36%M1.27%
    LOGISTICS0.36%BUILDING1.24%
    EVENTS0.36%ENERGY1.20%
    BECKENHAM0.36%S1.20%
    EDUCATION0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3925,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3114,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1918,617
    5530 - Restaurants144,633
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering145,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,427
    86900 - Other human health activities85,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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