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
New Company Registrations
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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) Beckenham UK 2015 169 161,156 2014 157 150,722 % change 7.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (169) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 58 34 77 New companies in 2014 41 57 59 % change 41.5% -40.4% 30.5% Record Year 2015 (58) 2014 (57) 2015 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Beckenham UK 2015 106 89,523 2014 85 82,370 % change 24.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 31 45 30 Closed companies in 2014 27 24 34 % change 14.8% 87.5% -12% Record Year 2011 (33) 2015 (45) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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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) Beckenham UK 2015 63 71,633 2014 72 68,352 Record Year 2007 (92) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 27 -11 47 Net growth in 2014 14 33 25 Record Year 2008 (32) 2004 (34) 2015 (47)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 38.7% -45.1% 18.9% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1972 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.87% CONSULTING 5.23% LONDON 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.72% SURFACING 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.99% CARE 2.13% M 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% HOUSE 0.69% LONDON 1.91% OPERATING 0.69% TRADING 1.88% BUILDING 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% GLOBAL 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% CATERING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% CO., 1.58% BUSINESS 0.59% J 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDIA 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% LETTINGS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FOOD 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% BECKENHAM 0.49% IT 1.30% SALES 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% (SOUTH) 0.40% M 1.27%
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 239 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 54 49,474 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 32 4,917 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 20 11,863 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 8,607 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 6,052 55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation 13 1,840 98000 - Residents property management 13 5,308 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 12 6,067 86900 - Other human health activities 12 13,990 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 6,815 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,651 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 7,797
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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