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
New Company Registrations
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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) Beckenham UK 2012 128 118,868 2011 107 114,512 % change 19.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (128) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 45 43 40 New companies in 2011 32 32 43 % change 40.6% 34.4% -7.0% Record Year 2012 (45) 2012 (43) 2003 (44)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Beckenham UK 2012 70 74,772 2011 83 72,230 % change -15.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 22 23 25 Closed companies in 2011 31 29 23 % change -29.0% -20.7% 9% Record Year 2002 (39) 2008 (46) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Beckenham UK 2012 58 44,096 2011 24 42,282 Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 23 20 15 Net growth in 2011 1 3 20 Record Year 2006 (27) 2004 (27) 2003 (34)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 26.2% 35.5% -8.0% Record Year 1970 (0.3%) 1967 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.41% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.28% DESIGN 0.94% PROPERTY 2.35% LONDON 0.82% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.82% DESIGN 1.87% PRODUCTIONS 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CAFE 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.47% BUSINESS 1.72% NETWORK 0.47% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.47% MEDIA 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.47% LONDON 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% J 1.55% E 0.47% GLOBAL 1.53% ASSOCIATES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% LEGAL 0.47% IT 1.43% CATERING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% BEST 0.47% CARE 1.32% PARTNERS 0.35% M 1.27% HOME 0.35% BUILDING 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TEK 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.20% S 0.35% S 1.17% PROJECTS 0.35% SECURITY 1.16%
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 293 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 38 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 31 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,425 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 7499 - Non-trading company 9 6,164 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 2,968 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 3,493 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 13,716 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,294 56101 - Licenced restaurants 7 2,563 82110 - Combined office administrative service activities 7 952
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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