Bromley, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 215 companies were registered in Bromley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bromley UK 2011 215 116,391 2010 185 105,137 % change 16.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (241) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 67 62 86 New companies in 2010 60 44 81 % change 11.7% 40.9% 6.2% Record Year 2011 (67) 2007 (75) 2007 (110)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bromley UK 2011 168 90,986 2010 154 82,677 % change 9.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (173) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 68 50 50 Closed companies in 2010 25 54 75 % change 172.0% -7.4% -33% Record Year 2006 (70) 2010 (54) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bromley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 47 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bromley UK 2011 47 25,405 2010 31 22,460 Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -1 12 36 Net growth in 2010 35 -10 6 Record Year 2010 (35) 2007 (42) 2007 (79)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bromley 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -3.7% 23.9% 1.3% Record Year 1977 (0.5%) 1976 (0.8%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Bromley in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.26% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANTS 0.84% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ASSOCIATES 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% PRODUCTIONS 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% LONDON 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% GREEN 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.61% RECRUITMENT 0.67% LONDON 1.60% CLEANING 0.58% CARE 1.45% BROMLEY 0.58% J 1.45% BUSINESS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.44% MEDIA 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.50% IT 1.41% D 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% DESIGN 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% J 0.50% M 1.30% INTERNATIONAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ROAD 0.50% S 1.24% BUILDING 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BUILDERS 0.50% SYSTEMS 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 337 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 101 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,336 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 10,246 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 16,150 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 7,000 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,996 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,740 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,921 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,788 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,172 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 3,436 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 10 1,552 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,316 4534 - Other building installation 9 2,285
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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