Beckenham, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 128 companies were registered in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BeckenhamUK
    2012128118,868
    2011107114,512
    % change19.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (128) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012454340
    New companies in 2011323243
    % change40.6%34.4%-7.0%
    Record Year2012 (45)2012 (43)2003 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BeckenhamUK
    20127074,772
    20118372,230
    % change-15.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012222325
    Closed companies in 2011312923
    % change-29.0%-20.7%9%
    Record Year2002 (39)2008 (46)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 58 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BeckenhamUK
    20125844,096
    20112442,282
    Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012232015
    Net growth in 20111320
    Record Year2006 (27)2004 (27)2003 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Beckenham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change26.2%35.5%-8.0%
    Record Year1970 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    32.1% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.41%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    DESIGN0.94%PROPERTY2.35%
    LONDON0.82%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    PRODUCTIONS0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CAFE0.59%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.47%BUSINESS1.72%
    NETWORK0.47%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.47%MEDIA1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.47%LONDON1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%J1.55%
    E0.47%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    LEGAL0.47%IT1.43%
    CATERING0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BEST0.47%CARE1.32%
    PARTNERS0.35%M1.27%
    HOME0.35%BUILDING1.22%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.35%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TEK0.35%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    S0.35%S1.17%
    PROJECTS0.35%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied293331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3833,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    7414 - Business & management consultancy178,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities157,869
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    7499 - Non-trading company96,164
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified92,968
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,294
    56101 - Licenced restaurants72,563
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities7952

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198544 FHARCO LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202022 VIRTUE HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205455 SKEA LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206898 KAREN BLIGHT DESIGNS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206935 PETONY BUILD LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208226 MILITARY IN MOTION LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208319 IN THE BLACK LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208683 SHENSTONE DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208816 SCOTCH GAMBIT LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208912 ARC LOGISTICS UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209154 ENEZ CATERING LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210088 TRIUMPH BACK OFFICE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210310 UNIQUE MOMENTS DECOR LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211176 SPRINGROSE COUNSELLING SERVICES LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212223 DDM SALES AGENCY LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213764 REDWARDS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215748 BROMLEY LOCAL LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08218041 PCLAW LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218746 METROPOL HOMES LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08222054 JLA ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08228029 THE SOCIAL SIMULATOR LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229407 ITZ EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08229647 PICKLE PIE CREATIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230604 DKC INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08230978 SCOTT VENDING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012