Bromley, Kent
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous second half year.
- November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous November.
- October 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 708 companies were formed in Bromley in 2010. This total is 8.4% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Bromley UK 2010 708 400,358 2009 653 362,675 2008 631 349,203 2007 794 457,649 2006 683 405,440 Record Year 2007 (794) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2010 a total of 357 companies were formed in Bromley. This figure is 13.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bromley occurred in 2010 when a total of 357 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bromley UK 2010 357 196,609 2009 315 180,654 % change 13.3% 8.8% Record Year 2010 (357) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 167 companies were registered in Bromley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is an increase of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Bromley UK 2010 167 95,117 2009 131 85,983 % change 27.5% 10.6% Record Year 2003 (173) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous November.
October 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 66 62 39 New companies in 2009 41 45 45 % change 61.0% 37.8% -13.3% Record Year 2003 (66) 2010 (62) 2003 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 603 companies were dissolved in Bromley in 2010. This total is 29.6% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Bromley UK 2010 603 342,232 2009 857 533,773 2008 357 237,901 2007 448 220,295 2006 453 200,166 Record Year 2009 (857) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 280 companies were dissolved in Bromley. This figure is 20.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Bromley occurred in 2009 when a total of 352 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bromley UK 2010 280 164,601 2009 352 244,537 % change -20.5% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (352) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Bromley UK 2010 131 76,896 2009 155 85,136 % change -15.5% -9.7% Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 52 48 31 Closed companies in 2009 54 42 59 % change -3.7% 14.3% -47% Record Year 2009 (54) 2010 (48) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 105 companies were added to the company register for Bromley in 2010. This number represents growth of 16.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 309 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Bromley company register grew by 346 companies.
Year Bromley UK 2010 105 58,126 2009 -204 -171,098 2008 274 111,302 2007 346 237,354 2006 230 205,274 Record Year 2007 (346) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Bromley increased by 77 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bromley UK 2010 77 32,008 2009 -37 -63,883 Record Year 1998 (159) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Bromley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 36 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Bromley UK 2010 36 18,221 2009 -24 847 Record Year 1997 (90) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 14 14 8 Net growth in 2009 -13 3 -14 Record Year 2008 (48) 1998 (30) 1997 (40)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
In 2010 Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Bromley was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year Bromley 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Bromley 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Bromley 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 40.9% 23.1% -17.6% Record Year 1976 (0.6%) 1969 (0.6%) 1979 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Bromley was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Bromley in 2010 was 28.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Bromley was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Bromley in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Bromley in the fourth 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 (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.78% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.19% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.14% CARE 0.93% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% TRADING 2.11% RECRUITMENT 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.95% CONSULTANTS 0.76% DESIGN 1.92% ASSOCIATES 0.68% BUSINESS 1.82% LONDON 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% GREEN 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.59% MEDIA 1.71% BUSINESS 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.62% BROMLEY 0.51% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.51% CARE 1.45% INTERIORS 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.43% BUILDING 0.51% J 1.42% BUILDERS 0.51% IT 1.41% MARKETING 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% DESIGN 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% MEDIA 0.42% M 1.30% TREE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.25% ROAD 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.24% GLOBAL 0.42% 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 335 199,572 7487 - Other business activities 110 63,348 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 27,550 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 13,474 99999 - Dormant Company 31 16,285 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 7,298 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 14,505 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 9,177 9999 - Dormant Company 24 20,144 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,089 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 8,799 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,330 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,858 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,088 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,765 98000 - Residents property management 13 3,235 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 3,088 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,980 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 6,598 7499 - Non-trading company 10 12,000
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07480158 HOUSE OF BAGS LIMITED 30 Dec 2010 07480109 BOND AND WHITE LIMITED 30 Dec 2010 07478998 WILLOWDENE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Dec 2010 07477912 NT CONCEPT LIMITED 23 Dec 2010 07477501 HENGRACE CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Dec 2010 07476408 AMARI NUTRITION LTD 22 Dec 2010 07475292 OSTC INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Dec 2010 07471036 MIDDLEWAY CONSULTING LONDON LIMITED 15 Dec 2010 07468920 FINISHED GOODS LTD 14 Dec 2010 07468605 HOWBS LIMITED 14 Dec 2010 07468523 FLUENT INTERPRETERS LIMITED 14 Dec 2010 07467118 SILVERARGENT LIMITED 13 Dec 2010 07465922 MLQ & AFFILIATES LIMITED 10 Dec 2010 07465050 EXPRESS GOLD STAR LIMITED 09 Dec 2010 07463391 PROJECT POSITIONS LIMITED 08 Dec 2010 07461347 PTPROGRESS LTD 06 Dec 2010 07480093 PBFD LTD 30 Dec 2010 07472222 AJS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Dec 2010 07480130 THE UDOMSUPS LTD 30 Dec 2010 07475170 LAUDERDALE HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Dec 2010 07474354 GCB ( UK ) SERVICES LTD 20 Dec 2010 07464516 TWISA LIMITED 08 Dec 2010 07464400 DATAIT LIMITED 08 Dec 2010 07463064 CEPRODEV (UK) LIMITED 07 Dec 2010 07462043 DEE AND SONS LTD 07 Dec 2010
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