Orpington, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 143 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Orpington UK 2010 143 105,137 2009 142 91,034 % change 0.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 33 49 61 New companies in 2009 41 49 52 % change -19.5% 0.0% 17.3% Record Year 2008 (51) 2010 (49) 2007 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 21.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Orpington UK 2010 99 82,677 2009 126 108,060 % change -21.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 21 26 52 Closed companies in 2009 26 25 75 % change -19.2% 4.0% -31% Record Year 2006 (47) 2008 (40) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 44 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Orpington UK 2010 44 22,460 2009 16 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 12 23 9 Net growth in 2009 15 24 -23 Record Year 2008 (31) 2004 (29) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Orpington 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -25.3% -14.4% -2.5% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1976 (0.6%) 1967 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.70% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.57% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.44% CONSULTANCY 2.87% J 0.92% PROPERTY 2.50% KENT 0.92% ASSOCIATES 2.04% S 0.92% TRADING 1.93% PLC 0.92% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% LONDON 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% BUILDING 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% SECURITY 0.79% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.63% C 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.65% J 1.48% T 0.65% LONDON 1.45% BUSINESS 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.45% IT 0.65% GROUP 1.37% ELECTRICAL 0.65% GLOBAL 1.35% FINANCIAL 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% BUILDING 1.34% GROUP 0.65% CARE 1.33% CONSULTANTS 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% M 1.28% TRUST 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.52% S 1.23%
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 264 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 93 74,904 99999 - Dormant Company 63 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 56 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 28 15,398 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 26,974 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 19 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 9,943 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 9,659 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,154 63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities 8 360 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 2,540 4545 - Other building completion 7 3,346
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07140821 AMANSAH LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07134590 TINKERPIX LTD 25 Jan 2010 07125750 ALLUREPARISLINGERIE LTD 14 Jan 2010 07124640 RAZOR IT LTD 13 Jan 2010 07123288 LITTLE ENTERPRISES LTD 12 Jan 2010 07120917 MCMILLAN WOODS GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2010 07118602 ALL WORKS BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE LTD. 07 Jan 2010 07115327 ONECARATONLINE LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07140644 PLANT & TOOL HIRE MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Jan 2010 07139359 DDL125 LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07139104 FAWKHAM COACHWORKS LTD 28 Jan 2010 07138259 GK1 (COACHING) LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07133099 CENTERCOMMS UTILITIES LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07132548 B. CAZALY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07131807 CAVALO TRADING LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07130296 FENTON FROST LTD. 19 Jan 2010 07130136 CAVENDISH FRERE & CO LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07130115 HARMAN SCAFFOLDING SOUTH EAST LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128984 INTELLIGENT BUILDING CONTROLS LTD. 19 Jan 2010 07125527 TEXTURELOUNGE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010 07123646 HELM ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Jan 2010 07123189 AVION LOGISTICS LTD 12 Jan 2010 07121216 NK CORNERSTONE LIMITED 10 Jan 2010 07120283 GURKHA CARS LTD 08 Jan 2010 OC351215 GISSING CONSULTING LLP 04 Jan 2010
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