Bromley, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 185 companies were registered in Bromley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bromley UK 2010 185 105,137 2009 156 91,034 % change 18.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (241) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 60 44 81 New companies in 2009 40 42 74 % change 50.0% 4.8% 9.5% Record Year 2006 (60) 2007 (75) 2007 (110)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bromley UK 2010 154 82,677 2009 173 108,060 % change -11.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (173) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 54 75 Closed companies in 2009 27 34 112 % change -7.4% 58.8% -33% Record Year 2006 (70) 2010 (54) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Bromley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 31 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bromley UK 2010 31 22,460 2009 -17 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 35 -10 6 Net growth in 2009 13 8 -38 Record Year 2010 (35) 2007 (42) 2007 (79)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Bromley 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 39.2% -10.3% -9.1% Record Year 1977 (0.5%) 1976 (0.8%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Bromley in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.98% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.44% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.17% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANTS 1.08% PROPERTY 2.50% LONDON 1.08% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 0.99% TRADING 1.93% BETTER 0.90% DESIGN 1.91% LIFE 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% M 0.90% MEDIA 1.84% J 0.90% BUSINESS 1.74% GLOBAL 0.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.54% INTERIORS 0.63% J 1.48% TRAINING 0.63% LONDON 1.45% CARE 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BUSINESS 0.63% GROUP 1.37% EVENTS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% S 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUILDING 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% BROMLEY 0.54% CARE 1.33% (BROMLEY) 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOMES 0.54% M 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.25% ELECTRICAL 0.54% S 1.23%
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 408 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 125 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 9,659 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 9,943 9999 - Dormant Company 26 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 24 13,808 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,340 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,154 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,038 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 9,325 41100 - Development of building projects 14 4,513 98000 - Residents property management 14 3,892 7499 - Non-trading company 12 15,398 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 3,077 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 5,300 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 2,540
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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