Beckenham, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 2013 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BeckenhamUK
    2013141134,802
    2012118131,491
    % change19.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013544146
    New companies in 2012483436
    % change12.5%20.6%27.8%
    Record Year2013 (54)2004 (48)2007 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BeckenhamUK
    20139777,914
    20128767,576
    % change11.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013283435
    Closed companies in 2012262734
    % change7.7%25.9%3%
    Record Year2011 (33)2013 (34)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 44 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BeckenhamUK
    20134456,888
    20123163,915
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201326711
    Net growth in 20122272
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Beckenham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.9%19.7%32.1%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1972 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 2013 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

    37.4% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.16%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.59%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.59%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS1.14%PROPERTY2.44%
    APARTMENTS1.02%TRADING2.06%
    MAX0.91%DESIGN1.79%
    PRODUCTIONS0.91%ENGINEERING1.78%
    IT0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    LONDON0.68%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%LONDON1.72%
    DESIGN0.57%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CAFE0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    GLOBAL0.45%GLOBAL1.57%
    FOR0.45%J1.56%
    FOOD0.45%CARE1.46%
    CATERING0.45%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FILMS0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRAINING0.45%M1.25%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    TRADING0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CREATIVE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PARTNERS0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied217249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company5843,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5754,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4424,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3732,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1723,532
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    56101 - Licensed restaurants156,894
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate157,507
    86900 - Other human health activities138,465
    41100 - Development of building projects128,637
    7487 - Other business activities127,556
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes113,220
    68310 - Real estate agencies103,382
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified96,954
    74100 - specialised design activities93,645
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified84,819
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands85,629

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385571 THE JOB LOCATION LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385844 A14 ACADEMICS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08388207 CULATELLO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388323 TINY SPORTS LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08388423 MIND BODY SOUL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390654 NODDING DOG LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391548 GATM CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08392279 DES BOIS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394398 ACARE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399866 PIERCE CREATIVE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402252 D'ACCORD LANCHE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403115 TT SOCIAL CARE LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403867 UBIQUITOUS HEALTH LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08405874 BRIT-EC LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08410122 CHARLES ALLAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08413822 GTR ACCOUNTANCY LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413913 PARK LANGLEY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414798 GMEA LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08415544 ALBA EXECUTIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08416315 FUNMEC LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417567 TL MECHANICAL LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08420053 EUROTRADE1 LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08421443 POLYPERL LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08422840 URBANE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08424150 SOPHIE CONSULT LTD 28 Feb 2013