Bromley, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 219 companies were registered in Bromley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BromleyUK
    2012219118,868
    2011224114,512
    % change-2.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (224) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012816474
    New companies in 2011738170
    % change11.0%-21.0%5.7%
    Record Year2012 (81)2011 (81)2012 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BromleyUK
    201213374,772
    201112872,230
    % change3.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (197) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012395341
    Closed companies in 2011475328
    % change-17.0%0.0%46%
    Record Year2003 (55)2008 (104)2009 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bromley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 86 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BromleyUK
    20128644,096
    20119642,282
    Record Year 2011 (96) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012421133
    Net growth in 2011262842
    Record Year2008 (62)2003 (32)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bromley
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-0.4%-20.4%4.6%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1976 (0.6%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    29.6% of all director appointments in Bromley in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.08%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    LONDON1.11%PROPERTY2.35%
    CO0.97%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.90%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DOWNS0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    BROMLEY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GREEN0.48%MEDIA1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%LONDON1.67%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.48%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.48%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CAPITAL0.48%IT1.43%
    J0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MAINTENANCE0.42%CARE1.32%
    DEVELOPMENT0.42%M1.27%
    ROOFING0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    CONTRACTORS0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRADING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%S1.17%
    RTM0.35%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied610331,455
    7487 - Other business activities7035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5133,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4514,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3219,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2925,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply204,997
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    41100 - Development of building projects164,965
    86900 - Other human health activities144,998
    9305 - Other service activities146,142
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings133,086
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,294
    68310 - Real estate agencies102,090
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing93,093
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08203283 KARS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204357 B & J OIL AND GAS PROCUREMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08206657 SAVVY RETAIL LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207794 MEC SAF LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210534 QUALITY BESPOKE INTERIORS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214712 SYNYSIS LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216123 ONCE WORN NEVER FORGOTTEN LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08216953 ENCHANTED GIFTS & TEA ROOM LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218114 EAGLE MULTISERVICES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08225461 ICON 1 TEAM LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08233301 ECPP EUROPE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199817 DELOITTE OIL & GAS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199924 JD SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08211858 FIRST PORTFOLIOS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213823 AJT ACCOUNTANCY LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08216353 TASSILI LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08221928 ROUTE RUNWAY LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223509 TOO ZARR LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226339 ORIENTAL BUILDING SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227444 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF C+C LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228764 COURTNEY ERIN LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230976 LILLYWATER LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08231278 HEARTY HUDSONS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08233151 RJR FLOORING LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08234129 THE ROSE BALLROOM LIMITED 28 Sep 2012