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 08164943 SALTWORKS ORG (UK) LTD 01 Aug 2012 08165674 HARDING PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08167489 ROBUST ROOFING LTD. 03 Aug 2012 08169251 HALIMAN LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08170671 KPC CS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171086 MELES MELES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08172062 ANNISA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08172323 ASG RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08172344 INITI8 PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08172364 MDRL COMPANY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173309 AMBER DGA LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08174332 WILLIAM & GEORGE (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2012 08176436 GJ IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08179542 KOALA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08182969 STERLING PRYCE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 OC377787 RED DOOR MARKETING LLP 17 Aug 2012 08183421 BROADSWORD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08183609 AVENUE PLACE LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08186893 ALFIE DIKE LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08189421 CLEANED IN A FLASH LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08190890 MEGAPHONE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08192300 PUBLICITY MOBILE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08194412 CALICO LIVING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08195892 FROYLE HOUSE LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08196452 TIMBER JOINERY LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
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