Beckenham, Kent

Q3 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

  • August 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BeckenhamUK
    2013115132,684
    2012128118,868
    % change-10.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (128) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013453040
    New companies in 2012454340
    % change0.0%-30.2%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (45)2012 (43)2003 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 52.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BeckenhamUK
    201310786,170
    20127075,908
    % change52.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013314729
    Closed companies in 2012222325
    % change40.9%104.3%16%
    Record Year2002 (39)2013 (47)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 8 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BeckenhamUK
    2013846,514
    20125842,960
    Record Year 2004 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201314-1711
    Net growth in 2012232015
    Record Year2008 (34)2004 (27)2003 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Beckenham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.5%-36.0%-12.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.1%)1984 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Beckenham was in 2011 when 33.3% of all directors were female.

    28.8% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.68%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CATERING0.96%PROPERTY2.53%
    APARTMENTS0.86%TRADING2.08%
    MAX0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%LONDON1.79%
    DESIGN0.75%DESIGN1.78%
    MEDIA0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%CARE1.64%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    S0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%J1.54%
    BECKENHAM0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    CO0.54%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TRAINING0.54%PROPERTIES1.45%
    TRADING0.54%IT1.39%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%M1.25%
    EVENTS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    RESTAURANTS0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    BUILDING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PROJECT0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied214260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6046,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4126,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3734,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2525,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1617,715
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes153,713
    41100 - Development of building projects159,271
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands146,651
    86900 - Other human health activities149,203
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment125,859
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate128,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants117,531
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,228
    68310 - Real estate agencies113,416
    74100 - specialised design activities94,171
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,576
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified97,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08670826 SPIGGLY DAY NURSERY LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08676297 FREIBURGER LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677904 SARCHI DESIGN LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08678057 ID2 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678062 OPEN BOOK THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679404 RESTLESS BY NATURE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08682620 TREDWELL'S RESTAURANTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683553 UMUT CATERING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685040 OLGUN LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685240 ANNA LOTZ LTD 11 Sep 2013
    OC387825 PHILIP WILLIAMS LLP 12 Sep 2013
    08691344 HARMAN & SHAW CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08691411 OH MY DOG! LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08694794 HERNE HILL COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08695659 MATERES TECH LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08697012 NAJAF AND SONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08700697 ZINCHANT LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08701036 GNOCCOTECA LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08701253 RISING HIGH LEARNING LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702185 HEALPACE LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08702977 HPPROJECTS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08703287 RED PANDA EVENTS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08704619 COLDEAST MANSION LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706004 THE CATOR COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706037 PROGRESS EXPRESS LIMITED 25 Sep 2013