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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

  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 (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)BromleyUK
    2011215116,391
    2010185105,137
    % change16.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (241) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011676286
    New companies in 2010604481
    % change11.7%40.9%6.2%
    Record Year2011 (67)2007 (75)2007 (110)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    201116890,986
    201015482,677
    % change9.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (173) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011685050
    Closed companies in 2010255475
    % change172.0%-7.4%-33%
    Record Year2006 (70)2010 (54)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    20114725,405
    20103122,460
    Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-11236
    Net growth in 201035-106
    Record Year2010 (35)2007 (42)2007 (79)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-3.7%23.9%1.3%
    Record Year1977 (0.5%)1976 (0.8%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.26%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.75%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    PRODUCTIONS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    LONDON0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    GREEN0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    RECRUITMENT0.67%LONDON1.60%
    CLEANING0.58%CARE1.45%
    BROMLEY0.58%J1.45%
    BUSINESS0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.50%IT1.41%
    D0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    J0.50%M1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ROAD0.50%S1.24%
    BUILDING0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDERS0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337202,798
    7487 - Other business activities10160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5130,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3512,916
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3010,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2716,150
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply267,000
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,996
    9305 - Other service activities188,740
    41100 - Development of building projects133,921
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,788
    43210 - Electrical installation123,172
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,436
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies101,552
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    4534 - Other building installation92,285

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07544576 IGF9 LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07542794 BROMLEY SCHOOLWEAR LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542219 AFTER 5 CLEANING LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07542190 MAFRO SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07539368 R DENNEY CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534933 SPECTRUM BROKING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534538 COOLINGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07530433 POSITIVE LINKS CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530419 I AM A STUDENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527917 STEVE FLIGHT LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525073 MCKA PROPERTIES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07522875 CATH REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07522706 SMITHFIELD HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07520583 OVER THE MOON CATERING LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520537 JV COMMERCIAL LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07515958 GRANT HOLTON LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07512136 LOGIK PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 01 Feb 2011
    OC361854 ALCHEMY CONFECTIONERY LLP 15 Feb 2011
    07534473 D UNWIN LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07516965 QUICK TRANSFERS LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07515956 MICHAEL ANGIOLINI LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07538330 IQ GARDEN SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07525735 AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07531116 SURECRAFT LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530552 MSC IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2011