Bromley, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any month in history.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 373 companies were registered in Bromley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bromley UK 2015 373 161,156 2014 287 150,722 % change 30.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (373) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bromley when compared to any month in history.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 111 120 142 New companies in 2014 77 111 99 % change 44.2% 8.1% 43.4% Record Year 2015 (111) 2015 (120) 2015 (142)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Bromley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bromley UK 2015 143 89,523 2014 132 82,370 % change 8.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 42 42 59 Closed companies in 2014 40 47 45 % change 5.0% -10.6% 31% Record Year 2006 (70) 2013 (53) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Bromley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 230 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bromley UK 2015 230 71,633 2014 155 68,352 Record Year 2015 (230) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bromley when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 69 78 83 Net growth in 2014 37 64 54 Record Year 2015 (69) 2015 (78) 2015 (83)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Bromley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bromley 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 41.4% -0.4% 30.8% Record Year 1977 (0.5%) 1978 (0.7%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bromley was in 2013 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.7% of all director appointments in Bromley in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 3.81% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CARE 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.62% LONDON 1.17% PROPERTY 2.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.12% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CARE 2.13% MANAGEMENT 1.07% ENGINEERING 2.12% GROUP 0.97% LONDON 1.91% RTM 0.92% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.86% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BROMLEY 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% GLOBAL 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% QINGDAO 0.61% CO., 1.58% CONSULTANTS 0.56% J 1.55% HOUSE 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% ROAD 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INDUSTRIAL 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% CAPITAL 0.46% IT 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% HEALTHCARE 0.46% M 1.27%
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 529 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 105 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 91 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 66 49,474 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 39 10,200 86900 - Other human health activities 36 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 30 11,863 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 19,098 86101 - Hospital activities 26 5,043 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 24 6,067 98000 - Residents property management 23 5,308 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 7,797 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,355 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 22 6,154 73110 - Advertising agencies 21 4,181 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 7,682 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 11,600
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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