Beckenham, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 157 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BeckenhamUK
    2014157150,722
    2013141134,802
    % change11.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014415759
    New companies in 2013544146
    % change-24.1%39.0%28.3%
    Record Year2013 (54)2014 (57)2007 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BeckenhamUK
    20148582,370
    20139777,914
    % change-12.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (99) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014272434
    Closed companies in 2013283435
    % change-3.6%-29.4%-3%
    Record Year2011 (33)2013 (34)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 72 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BeckenhamUK
    20147268,352
    20134456,888
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014143325
    Net growth in 201326711
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Beckenham
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-29.0%28.3%7.1%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1972 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    27.1% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.45%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CATERING1.28%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTIES1.07%PROPERTY2.64%
    LONDON1.07%TRADING2.05%
    MEDIA0.96%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.85%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    R0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%BUSINESS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%PROPERTIES1.60%
    S0.53%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CAPITAL0.53%GLOBAL1.58%
    BECKENHAM0.53%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENT0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    FILMS0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    ACADEMY0.43%IT1.33%
    ROOFING0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    BUILDING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    SECURITY0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADERS0.43%M1.21%
    BLUE0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied250280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company6247,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5956,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5437,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4027,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2426,700
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes194,039
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1818,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,813
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands147,300
    86900 - Other human health activities1310,273
    98000 - Residents property management124,832
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,236
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing115,521
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate119,284
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies103,840
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,135
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313
    74100 - specialised design activities94,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08921914 RURALSWAZ LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922155 ABSOLUTE SERVICE & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923640 DOBP IT SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08928033 DAVISON'S ROOFING LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08929646 J4A RECRUITMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08934793 PARK LANGLEY CAPITAL LTD. 12 Mar 2014
    08937816 MARY ELIZABETH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08938293 DIGGERS AND DOZERS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08938752 SOLVEMATHS LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941348 POSITIVE PROFILE AESTHETICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942894 STYLISH GLASS ROOMS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943955 CUTIS CARE LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08944807 EAGLE EYE KITCHEN AND DUCT CLEANING LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08944895 SERENDIPITY FLOWERS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946016 JOY RECRUITMENT ASSOCIATES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08946581 RWE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08950836 HIGHFIELDS ASSOCIATES LONDON LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951285 RACHEL'S MIRRORS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08952122 WAXY EARS LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08957388 MUNIO SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08963718 MATHEMBANE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964055 BULVIZ LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08965328 IUNGO LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965486 FROGPOOL MANOR LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965989 INDIANA TELLER FILMS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014