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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bromley UK 2012 219 118,868 2011 224 114,512 % change -2.2% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (224) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 81 64 74 New companies in 2011 73 81 70 % change 11.0% -21.0% 5.7% Record Year 2012 (81) 2011 (81) 2012 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bromley UK 2012 133 74,772 2011 128 72,230 % change 3.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (197) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 39 53 41 Closed companies in 2011 47 53 28 % change -17.0% 0.0% 46% Record Year 2003 (55) 2008 (104) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bromley UK 2012 86 44,096 2011 96 42,282 Record Year 2011 (96) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 42 11 33 Net growth in 2011 26 28 42 Record Year 2008 (62) 2003 (32) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -0.4% -20.4% 4.6% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1976 (0.6%) 1965 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.08% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.28% LONDON 1.11% PROPERTY 2.35% CO 0.97% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.90% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DOWNS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% BROMLEY 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GREEN 0.48% MEDIA 1.67% INVESTMENTS 0.48% LONDON 1.67% TECHNOLOGIES 0.48% J 1.55% MEDIA 0.48% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CAPITAL 0.48% IT 1.43% J 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.34% MAINTENANCE 0.42% CARE 1.32% DEVELOPMENT 0.42% M 1.27% ROOFING 0.42% BUILDING 1.22% CONTRACTORS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRADING 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.42% S 1.17% RTM 0.35% SECURITY 1.16%
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 610 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 70 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 29 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,716 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 4,997 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,869 41100 - Development of building projects 16 4,965 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,998 9305 - Other service activities 14 6,142 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,203 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 3,086 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 8,437 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,294 68310 - Real estate agencies 10 2,090 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 3,093 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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