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
New Company Registrations
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 115 132,684 2012 128 118,868 % change -10.2% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (128) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 45 30 40 New companies in 2012 45 43 40 % change 0.0% -30.2% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (45) 2012 (43) 2003 (44)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 107 86,170 2012 70 75,908 % change 52.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 31 47 29 Closed companies in 2012 22 23 25 % change 40.9% 104.3% 16% Record Year 2002 (39) 2013 (47) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Beckenham UK 2013 8 46,514 2012 58 42,960 Record Year 2004 (62) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 14 -17 11 Net growth in 2012 23 20 15 Record Year 2008 (34) 2004 (27) 2003 (34)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -10.5% -36.0% -12.4% Record Year 1991 (0.1%) 1984 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.68% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CATERING 0.96% PROPERTY 2.53% APARTMENTS 0.86% TRADING 2.08% MAX 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.75% LONDON 1.79% DESIGN 0.75% DESIGN 1.78% MEDIA 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENTERPRISES 0.64% CARE 1.64% PRODUCTIONS 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% S 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% DEVELOPMENT 0.54% J 1.54% BECKENHAM 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% CO 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TRAINING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.45% TRADING 0.54% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% M 1.25% EVENTS 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% RESTAURANTS 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% ASSOCIATES 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% BUILDING 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROJECT 0.43% TRAINING 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 214 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 60 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 17,715 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 15 3,713 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,271 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 14 6,651 86900 - Other human health activities 14 9,203 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,859 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 11 7,531 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,228 68310 - Real estate agencies 11 3,416 74100 - specialised design activities 9 4,171 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,576 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,590
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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