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
    09372660 TOTAL RESOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09373251 POOLSIDE ENTREPRENEUR LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09378307 BETTER LIFE CHOICES LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09381877 EMERGIS GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09381946 EMERGIS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09381967 EMERGIS GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382951 WALLACE PAUL & CO LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383380 EATLYFOOD LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09383423 DG TWELVE LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09386588 PLATINUM HOUSE OPERATING LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387415 THE LOCAL'S CHOICE LOCKSMITHS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387679 M&E SURFACING LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388691 ROUND GRAPHICS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09390084 ACTIVATE AGENCY LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09393492 PD BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394057 NEEDHAMS MEDICAL 2015 LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394878 JT CLIFFORD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09396648 THE LONDON DOCUMENT COMPANY LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398663 THE HOUSE OF STORIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401524 JAS IMAGING LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09403305 SUCCEE'D SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09405749 APPIFIED LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09406180 CAER URFA CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09409453 FELON HAMPSHIRE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09409457 ERMINGTON ENTERPRISES LTD 28 Jan 2015