Bromley, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 190 companies were registered in Bromley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BromleyUK
    2010190101,492
    200918494,671
    % change3.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (190) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010675865
    New companies in 2009566860
    % change19.6%-14.7%8.3%
    Record Year2010 (67)2009 (68)2006 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BromleyUK
    201014987,705
    2009197159,401
    % change-24.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (197) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010535640
    Closed companies in 2009465695
    % change15.2%0.0%-58%
    Record Year2003 (55)2008 (104)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bromley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BromleyUK
    20104113,787
    2009-13-64,730
    Record Year 1998 (80) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201014225
    Net growth in 20091012-35
    Record Year2008 (62)2003 (32)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bromley
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change11.3%-22.6%3.9%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1976 (0.6%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.6% of all director appointments in Bromley in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.69%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE0.89%TRADING2.04%
    BUSINESS0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    INTERIORS0.71%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    GREEN0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    J0.71%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BROMLEY0.62%LONDON1.59%
    INTERNATIONAL0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    RECRUITMENT0.62%CARE1.44%
    LONDON0.53%J1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    MEDIA0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    CENTRE0.53%IT1.35%
    GLOBAL0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKETING0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    D0.44%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDERS0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied344202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4025,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3714,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply298,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2913,161
    99999 - Dormant Company2814,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2721,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities248,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities238,967
    9305 - Other service activities199,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    62090 - Other information technology service activities175,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified166,460
    43210 - Electrical installation142,747
    7499 - Non-trading company1313,408
    98000 - Residents property management133,273
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities132,861
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    41100 - Development of building projects123,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393237 ST7 LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391704 LUNAR SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07388636 JIT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07385568 TILED SEALED DELIVERED LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07384987 HEATEX SOUTHERN LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07382179 PRINTINGPROGRESS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381916 EAGLE UK MULTISERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07379523 EASYVISION LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379207 57-59 LONDON LANE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07379161 AIVI CONSTRUCTION LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07378577 SCRUFFY LOOKIN' LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378526 PRAESIDIUM CASA LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07376727 QUEBEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373802 EVETT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373352 THP DEVELOPMENT LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07369677 WELLERS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369509 16888 LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368236 LONDON AND KENT CLEARANCE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364268 ANNIE STEVENS DESIGNS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363665 IMAGE 4 U LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362623 YOG CC LTD 01 Sep 2010
    OC357697 MARSONS SOLICITORS LLP 07 Sep 2010
    07384355 INCEDO LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07390349 JAZZ HUSSEIN FOUNDATION TRUST LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07380147 DCJ CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Sep 2010