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.

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 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)BromleyUK
    2013253132,684
    2012219118,868
    % change15.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (253) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013968671
    New companies in 2012816474
    % change18.5%34.4%-4.1%
    Record Year2013 (96)2013 (86)2012 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    201313686,170
    201213775,908
    % change-0.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (194) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013354457
    Closed companies in 2012425342
    % change-16.7%-17.0%36%
    Record Year2003 (53)2008 (102)2009 (92)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    201311746,514
    20128242,960
    Record Year 2013 (117) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013614214
    Net growth in 2012391132
    Record Year2008 (62)2013 (42)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change6.1%23.3%-15.9%
    Record Year1998 (0.3%)1996 (0.3%)1987 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.98%CONSULTING5.27%
    LONDON1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%PROPERTY2.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%LONDON1.79%
    MARKETING0.66%DESIGN1.78%
    RTM0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    (LONDON)0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRAINING0.54%CARE1.64%
    GLOBAL0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.48%MEDIA1.54%
    BROMLEY0.48%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TRADING0.48%PROPERTIES1.45%
    40.48%IT1.39%
    CO.,0.48%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEALTHCARE0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    ROOFING0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    SCHOOL0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ROAD0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied462260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7326,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6634,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5425,547
    99999 - Dormant Company5146,169
    41100 - Development of building projects319,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2817,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,516
    86900 - Other human health activities269,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings226,039
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate208,312
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified195,160
    98000 - Residents property management184,680
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,104
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,228
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified167,590
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities166,979
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified155,322
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673204 3RLM LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675303 POPPINS CHILDCARE AGENCY LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08679438 LONDON SCHOOL OF AEROBATICS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08689038 ABRATA TECH LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08698237 BAR DU VIN LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698713 JACKS BAR LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08703367 WANG PENG LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703790 DDC CONTRACTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705653 NE WEAR LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08710720 MI ED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08711041 TOTS AND ROCKERS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08674155 SRIMARKS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674402 WWWEBART LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08691247 BERRYFIELDS NURSERY LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08708784 CLOUD 9 PANTRY LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08671999 CILLA ESSENTIAL SERVICES LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08672434 BIDDY CHANCELLOR LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08683024 FLORA CARE LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08707252 CLEARSIGHT WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08673582 SAITEK PRODUCTS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08673848 BRITEPAK LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08677719 RAYAN (UK) LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08684082 EARTH2 RECORDS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08696578 HENNIGAN WEB LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08699265 PAULKAN LIMITED 20 Sep 2013