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
    08830700 LYSA WALDER LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08832208 BILLY&EMEMEDICAL LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08832289 LOUISE WARD COMMUNICATIONS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08835571 LEMON CLEANING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08836497 HYS CLINICAL LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08836858 LOIZOU PROPERTIES LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08836958 HERITAGE FOOD EXPRESS LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08837566 BUILDING FORENSICS LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08839436 SHILEN R CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08841478 LINDOS WEDDINGS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08842939 GROVE THREE LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843708 HARRY BO LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844517 LNSERVICE LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844749 OHM ART LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08850551 SASHA SHERBET LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08853095 BIORESOLVE LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853929 HAWK MARINE LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08857602 IC PETROLEUM AND DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858267 ARTEFACT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858679 COURTY DESIGNS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858821 SHARON HENRY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860068 LUX VEHICLE HIRE LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862252 LOCO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08868960 HANOVER RED LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08870174 ADD WEALTH ESTATE PLANNING LIMITED 30 Jan 2014