Bromley, Kent
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 253 companies were registered in Bromley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bromley UK 2013 253 132,684 2012 219 118,868 % change 15.5% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (253) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 96 86 71 New companies in 2012 81 64 74 % change 18.5% 34.4% -4.1% Record Year 2013 (96) 2013 (86) 2012 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bromley UK 2013 136 86,170 2012 137 75,908 % change -0.7% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (194) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 35 44 57 Closed companies in 2012 42 53 42 % change -16.7% -17.0% 36% Record Year 2003 (53) 2008 (102) 2009 (92)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Bromley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 117 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bromley UK 2013 117 46,514 2012 82 42,960 Record Year 2013 (117) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 61 42 14 Net growth in 2012 39 11 32 Record Year 2008 (62) 2013 (42) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bromley 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 6.1% 23.3% -15.9% Record Year 1998 (0.3%) 1996 (0.3%) 1987 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 2012 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
31.8% of all director appointments in Bromley in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.98% CONSULTING 5.27% LONDON 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 1.20% PROPERTY 2.53% ASSOCIATES 0.90% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.72% LONDON 1.79% MARKETING 0.66% DESIGN 1.78% RTM 0.60% BUSINESS 1.74% (LONDON) 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PRODUCTIONS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRAINING 0.54% CARE 1.64% GLOBAL 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% INVESTMENTS 0.54% J 1.54% TECHNOLOGY 0.48% MEDIA 1.54% BROMLEY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TRADING 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% 4 0.48% IT 1.39% CO., 0.48% M 1.25% BUILDING 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HEALTHCARE 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% ROOFING 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% SCHOOL 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ROAD 0.42% TRAINING 1.15%
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 462 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 73 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 51 46,169 41100 - Development of building projects 31 9,271 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 26 9,203 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 6,039 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 8,312 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 19 5,160 98000 - Residents property management 18 4,680 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,104 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,228 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,590 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,979 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 15 5,322 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475
Recent Companies
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