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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 141 134,802 2012 118 131,491 % change 19.5% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 54 41 46 New companies in 2012 48 34 36 % change 12.5% 20.6% 27.8% Record Year 2013 (54) 2004 (48) 2007 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 97 77,914 2012 87 67,576 % change 11.5% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 28 34 35 Closed companies in 2012 26 27 34 % change 7.7% 25.9% 3% Record Year 2011 (33) 2013 (34) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 44 56,888 2012 31 63,915 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 26 7 11 Net growth in 2012 22 7 2 Record Year 2008 (32) 2004 (34) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.9% 19.7% 32.1% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1972 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.16% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANTS 1.14% PROPERTY 2.44% APARTMENTS 1.02% TRADING 2.06% MAX 0.91% DESIGN 1.79% PRODUCTIONS 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.78% IT 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% LONDON 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CAFE 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENTERPRISES 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% GLOBAL 0.45% GLOBAL 1.57% FOR 0.45% J 1.56% FOOD 0.45% CARE 1.46% CATERING 0.45% IT 1.43% PROJECT 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FILMS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRAINING 0.45% M 1.25% RECRUITMENT 0.45% BUILDING 1.21% TRADING 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CREATIVE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.18% PARTNERS 0.45% TRAINING 1.17% COMMUNICATIONS 0.45% SECURITY 1.15%
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 217 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 58 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 56101 - Licensed restaurants 15 6,894 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 7,507 86900 - Other human health activities 13 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 12 8,637 7487 - Other business activities 12 7,556 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 11 3,220 68310 - Real estate agencies 10 3,382 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,954 74100 - specialised design activities 9 3,645 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 4,819 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 8 5,629
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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