Bromley, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 287 companies were registered in Bromley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BromleyUK
    2014287150,722
    2013277134,802
    % change3.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (287) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20147711199
    New companies in 20138185111
    % change-4.9%30.6%-10.8%
    Record Year2013 (81)2014 (111)2013 (111)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 132 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BromleyUK
    201413282,370
    201316277,914
    % change-18.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014404745
    Closed companies in 2013615348
    % change-34.4%-11.3%-6%
    Record Year2006 (70)2013 (53)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Bromley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 155 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BromleyUK
    201415568,352
    201311556,888
    Record Year 2014 (155) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014376454
    Net growth in 2013203263
    Record Year2012 (42)2014 (64)2007 (79)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bromley
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.1%20.6%-25.6%
    Record Year1977 (0.5%)1978 (0.7%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 2013 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Bromley in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.76%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    LONDON1.45%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%PROPERTY2.64%
    RTM1.03%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY1.03%LONDON1.88%
    HEALTHCARE0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.73%CARE1.79%
    BUILDING0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CARE0.61%DESIGN1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.61%BUSINESS1.71%
    BROMLEY0.55%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SCHOOL0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    GLOBAL0.48%J1.48%
    FINANCIAL0.48%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%MEDIA1.48%
    (LONDON)0.42%IT1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ROOFING0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%BUILDING1.24%
    CAPITAL0.36%M1.21%
    T0.36%CAPITAL1.20%
    COURT0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied498280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9427,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8037,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7556,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6126,700
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet389,358
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3418,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,813
    41100 - Development of building projects319,855
    86900 - Other human health activities2810,273
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities227,313
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified225,537
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate209,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,509
    98000 - Residents property management184,832
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings186,559
    56302 - Public houses and bars165,732
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    43210 - Electrical installation145,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08832151 SHAYAN SHAH LOCUM LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833865 JONATHAN WILSON PRODUCTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08839707 AK RECOVERY LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08844234 HARRINGTON ROSE LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844244 CONCISE CRM LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844351 BEE'S POT LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08854084 SOUTH LONDON COMPUTERS LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08856155 ANAYA VENTURES LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08856927 BLUE BONOBO FASHION LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08858040 LONDON SURGICAL AGENCY LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860492 REMMYS LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08865598 C & M RINGWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08867005 ANTIQUE COLLECTORS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868832 AFTER HOURS DESIGN LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08835927 DCB HEALTHCARE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08839844 LEVEL 3 COMPUTER SUPPORT LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08856305 SRICOOP LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08864802 GPX VENTURES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865054 ROUGH TO SMOOTH LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08830225 BAKE LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08848512 ROAD SAFETY SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08866304 LULAROSE GALLERY LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08856435 THE BORING STUFF LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08860058 ECHO MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862858 FAIRLESS AUTOMATION LTD 27 Jan 2014