Bromley, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 225 companies were registered in Bromley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bromley UK 2012 225 131,491 2011 215 116,391 % change 4.7% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (241) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 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 2012 68 70 87 New companies in 2011 67 62 86 % change 1.5% 12.9% 1.2% Record Year 2012 (68) 2007 (75) 2007 (110)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 39.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bromley UK 2012 101 67,576 2011 168 90,987 % change -39.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (173) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 24 36 41 Closed companies in 2011 68 50 50 % change -64.7% -28.0% -18% Record Year 2006 (70) 2010 (54) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bromley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 124 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bromley UK 2012 124 63,915 2011 47 25,404 Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 44 34 46 Net growth in 2011 -1 12 36 Record Year 2012 (44) 2007 (42) 2007 (79)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bromley 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.0% -3.4% -5.4% Record Year 1977 (0.5%) 1976 (0.8%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
33.2% of all director appointments in Bromley in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LONDON 1.32% PROPERTY 2.37% BROMLEY 1.25% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% GREEN 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONTRACTORS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% TRADING 0.51% J 1.54% P 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ROOFING 0.51% GLOBAL 1.50% TECHNOLOGY 0.51% IT 1.40% (LONDON) 0.44% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% MY 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.44% M 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.44% S 1.20% LITTLE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 371 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 95 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 12,113 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 20 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,818 41100 - Development of building projects 16 4,984 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 86900 - Other human health activities 14 5,066 7499 - Non-trading company 14 9,102 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 4,427 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 3,052 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 5,169 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154
Recent Companies
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