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.

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 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)BromleyUK
    2015373161,156
    2014287150,722
    % change30.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (373) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015111120142
    New companies in 20147711199
    % change44.2%8.1%43.4%
    Record Year2015 (111)2015 (120)2015 (142)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    201514389,523
    201413282,370
    % change8.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (172) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015424259
    Closed companies in 2014404745
    % change5.0%-10.6%31%
    Record Year2006 (70)2013 (53)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BromleyUK
    201523071,633
    201415568,352
    Record Year 2015 (230) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015697883
    Net growth in 2014376454
    Record Year2015 (69)2015 (78)2015 (83)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change41.4%-0.4%30.8%
    Record Year1977 (0.5%)1978 (0.7%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,3.81%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.78%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CARE1.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.17%PROPERTY2.72%
    INTERNATIONAL1.12%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CARE2.13%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%ENGINEERING2.12%
    GROUP0.97%LONDON1.91%
    RTM0.92%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDING0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BROMLEY0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    GLOBAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    QINGDAO0.61%CO.,1.58%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    ROAD0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    INDUSTRIAL0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    CAPITAL0.46%IT1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied529288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10530,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7658,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7329,218
    99999 - Dormant Company6649,474
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3910,200
    86900 - Other human health activities3613,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,862
    41100 - Development of building projects3011,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    86101 - Hospital activities265,043
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified246,067
    98000 - Residents property management235,308
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings227,797
    56302 - Public houses and bars226,355
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis226,154
    73110 - Advertising agencies214,181
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities217,682
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1911,600

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371938 PP TIMBER LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09373170 ST. WILLIAM STERLING CO., LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09373867 WAHEED HEALTHCARE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09381258 MPKK LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382109 EXOTIC CAR HIRE LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382554 COMPOSITE LOGISTICS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09382723 BROOKLANDS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09382813 TAURUS DEVELOPMENTS (LONDON) LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383110 PRO-MOTION HIRE (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383679 JODEEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09390836 BSR LOGISTIK LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09397176 KEY2IT CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09404219 TYEISHA LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09410637 E&S HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09413481 C64 KICKSTARTER 2015 LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09376516 WATERSTONE RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09403907 IN TIME LOGISTICS INT LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09413346 MASTERMIND BUSINESS NETWORK BROMLEY LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09374404 BMB BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09376836 BROWN & BROOKE LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09382144 ST. PAUL RYAN INTERNATIONAL AUCTION (UK) CO., LTD. 09 Jan 2015
    09387014 DECORUM LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09391102 FREE ARBEITER LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09394482 IZABELA MIRKOWICZ LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09402181 WHITTALL MEDIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jan 2015