Beckenham, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Beckenham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Beckenham when compared to any month in history.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 169 companies were registered in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BeckenhamUK
    2015169161,156
    2014157150,722
    % change7.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Beckenham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015583477
    New companies in 2014415759
    % change41.5%-40.4%30.5%
    Record Year2015 (58)2014 (57)2015 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Beckenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BeckenhamUK
    201510689,523
    20148582,370
    % change24.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Beckenham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015314530
    Closed companies in 2014272434
    % change14.8%87.5%-12%
    Record Year2011 (33)2015 (45)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Beckenham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BeckenhamUK
    20156371,633
    20147268,352
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Beckenham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Beckenham when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201527-1147
    Net growth in 2014143325
    Record Year2008 (32)2004 (34)2015 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Beckenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Beckenham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change38.7%-45.1%18.9%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1972 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    31.2% of all director appointments in Beckenham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.87%CONSULTING5.23%
    LONDON1.78%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.72%
    SURFACING1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.99%CARE2.13%
    M0.89%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HOUSE0.69%LONDON1.91%
    OPERATING0.69%TRADING1.88%
    BUILDING0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    GLOBAL0.69%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    CATERING0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.59%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDIA0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LETTINGS0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FOOD0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    BECKENHAM0.49%IT1.30%
    SALES0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    (SOUTH)0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied239288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6543,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5558,522
    99999 - Dormant Company5449,474
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes324,917
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3230,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3029,218
    41100 - Development of building projects2011,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands188,607
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing146,052
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation131,840
    98000 - Residents property management135,308
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified126,067
    86900 - Other human health activities1213,990
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,651
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings107,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09463934 BLUE PEAR DAY NURSERY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466635 WTF SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09467662 ACCESSORIES FASHION LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09467707 ACTMAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471441 PHENIX PROPERTIES UK LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09476279 PRAMCS IT SERVICES LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09476527 STRATTON RIGHTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09481214 FRAGILE AMBITION THEATRE COMPANY LTD. 10 Mar 2015
    09481608 THE WEDDING SNAPPER LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482014 UNICORN FINANCE LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09485660 MMIK LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09488270 MASTER KEBAB LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492803 SHORTLANDS SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496155 POP RESTAURANT LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497613 FLAIR TALENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09502098 NATURAL ETHIC LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09502731 HESTIA HOME REFURBISHMENTS LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09503288 JOE'S PIZZA LONDON LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09505585 KARA HAMPSHIRE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09507775 LONDON UPCYCLING COLLECTIVE KINSHIP 25 Mar 2015
    09507862 INVESTMENT PROPERTY THEODOROU LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09509112 WHITE SAIL RESEARCH LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514181 EQUITABLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515126 SHOREDITCH B LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09516593 M. V. LIGHTING LIMITED 28 Mar 2015