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Beckenham, Kent

2012 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 234 companies were formed in Beckenham. This figure is 1.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Beckenham occurred in 2007 when a total of 259 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BeckenhamUK
    2012234253,150
    2011237228,735
    % change-1.3%10.7%
    Record Year2007 (259)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Beckenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BeckenhamUK
    2012116121,659
    2011118112,344
    % change-1.7%8.3%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012394235
    New companies in 2011384436
    % change2.6%-4.5%-2.8%
    Record Year2010 (46)2009 (46)2010 (37)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 173 companies were dissolved in Beckenham. This figure is 17.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Beckenham occurred in 2009 when a total of 256 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BeckenhamUK
    2012173147,793
    2011147162,310
    % change17.7%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (256)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 38.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BeckenhamUK
    20128680,218
    20116271,324
    % change38.7%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (161) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012243131
    Closed companies in 2011113714
    % change118.2%-16.2%121%
    Record Year2009 (43)2009 (82)2009 (36)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Beckenham increased by 61 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BeckenhamUK
    201261105,357
    20119066,425
    Record Year2007 (145)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 30 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BeckenhamUK
    20123041,441
    20115641,020
    Record Year 2008 (73) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201215114
    Net growth in 201127722
    Record Year2011 (27)2003 (29)2008 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Beckenham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Beckenham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.6%-16.3%3.9%
    Record Year1966 (0.6%)1967 (0.4%)1973 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

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

    24.1% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.47%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    DESIGN1.34%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%TRADING2.10%
    LONDON0.73%DESIGN1.89%
    BUILDING0.61%ENGINEERING1.87%
    PRODUCTIONS0.61%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    GLOBAL0.61%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CATERING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%BUSINESS1.70%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%MEDIA1.69%
    NETWORK0.49%LONDON1.68%
    CAFE0.49%J1.57%
    PROPERTY0.49%GLOBAL1.51%
    IT0.49%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.49%IT1.42%
    SUPPLIES0.49%CARE1.31%
    BLUE0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.49%M1.26%
    S0.49%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    EDUCATION0.49%BUILDING1.23%
    ROAD0.37%SECURITY1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.37%S1.18%
    R0.37%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied202244,457
    7487 - Other business activities5047,029
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4135,447
    99999 - Dormant Company3926,088
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3015,280
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2420,390
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2110,978
    9999 - Dormant Company1716,469
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1610,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,258
    74990 - Non-trading company129,706
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering124,644
    7499 - Non-trading company118,023
    7260 - Other computer related activities116,456
    86900 - Other human health activities115,222
    5530 - Restaurants94,037
    9305 - Other service activities97,926
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified914,220
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified93,151
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities8985

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08091680 GRP IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Jun 2012
    08093296 EOSE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 01 Jun 2012
    08094672 COMBRETUM LTD 06 Jun 2012
    08094835 C3O3E LTD 06 Jun 2012
    08095222 STONE'S CAFE LIMITED 06 Jun 2012
    08096647 SQUAREHILL RISK SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jun 2012
    08099010 PAYOU LIMITED 11 Jun 2012
    08100388 SSDS - SYL'S SMALL DOG SERVICES LTD 11 Jun 2012
    08105769 BBS NETWORK AND COMMUNICATIONS LTD 14 Jun 2012
    08108078 SET UP AND GO LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08110365 VILAFLOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jun 2012
    08111315 HARMAN FOODS LIMITED 19 Jun 2012
    08111354 HATIZ LIMITED 19 Jun 2012
    08112789 THE MISSING MANUAL LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08113234 COPPERWAITE FLORAL DESIGN LTD. 20 Jun 2012
    08113890 MARSBAZAAR UK LIMITED 21 Jun 2012
    08114150 CLOCKHOUSE CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jun 2012
    08114845 VG MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD. 21 Jun 2012
    08117517 VAMROCK LIMITED 25 Jun 2012
    08118126 JUST CRACKERS LIMITED 25 Jun 2012
    08119675 SHOWMECV LIMITED 26 Jun 2012
    08119945 BROOKS LAWRIE CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jun 2012
    08121558 DEVNAR MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jun 2012
    08122861 SOCIALLY DIGITAL LIMITED 28 Jun 2012
    08123908 BGL WEALTH LIMITED 29 Jun 2012