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Bromley, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 224 companies were registered in Bromley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BromleyUK
    2011224114,512
    2010190101,492
    % change17.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (224) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011738170
    New companies in 2010675865
    % change9.0%39.7%7.7%
    Record Year2011 (73)2011 (81)2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BromleyUK
    201112872,230
    201014987,705
    % change-14.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (197) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011475328
    Closed companies in 2010535640
    % change-11.3%-5.4%-30%
    Record Year2003 (55)2008 (104)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Bromley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 96 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BromleyUK
    20119642,282
    20104113,787
    Record Year 2011 (96) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011262842
    Net growth in 201014225
    Record Year2008 (62)2003 (32)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bromley
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-0.3%17.5%-2.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1976 (0.6%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Bromley in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.08%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BROMLEY1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY1.00%TRADING2.06%
    LONDON1.00%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUILDING0.85%BUSINESS1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.85%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%LONDON1.63%
    CLEANING0.62%J1.47%
    IT0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CARE0.54%CARE1.42%
    DESIGN0.54%IT1.38%
    RECRUITMENT0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    CONTRACTORS0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ROAD0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MAINTENANCE0.54%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    SCHOOL0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied327204,493
    7487 - Other business activities11865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4829,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3114,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2910,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply298,345
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    9305 - Other service activities2410,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,686
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,321
    43210 - Electrical installation122,938
    41100 - Development of building projects113,697
    4534 - Other building installation102,443
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723416 PATHWAY SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07726326 COLMORE MEDIA LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726798 VRA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727550 BROWNE DESIGNS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07735922 NIGHMILUPI LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07741203 SECURA-LOK LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07743125 ALISON FIELDER & ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07745173 COLEMANCONSULT LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07752063 MY WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07753590 LONDON AERONS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07757740 OLIVIA ROSE CHILDREN'S WEAR LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07732988 DROP AND GO SOUTH EAST LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07734826 GO! (GLOBAL OUTREACH) 09 Aug 2011
    07741959 THE GUIDING LIGHT (TGL) - BROMLEY WORSHIP & FAMILY CENTRE (BWFC) 16 Aug 2011
    07742503 AMARA DESIGN LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07735606 INSPIRED LANE HQ LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07737349 BROMLEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07749490 BIT OF ME TIME LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07738895 DIRECT PROSPECTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07744534 THOLONET LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07756385 HAYES FRIED CHICKEN & PIZZA LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07745341 CONTACT CENTRE RECRUITMENT LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07753931 CITI PARTNERS LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07756727 BROMLEY CAR TUNING LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07733028 RODNEY WILSON AND SON LTD. 08 Aug 2011