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

  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 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)OrpingtonUK
    2010143105,137
    200914291,034
    % change0.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010334961
    New companies in 2009414952
    % change-19.5%0.0%17.3%
    Record Year2008 (51)2010 (49)2007 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20109982,677
    2009126108,060
    % change-21.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010212652
    Closed companies in 2009262575
    % change-19.2%4.0%-31%
    Record Year2006 (47)2008 (40)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20104422,460
    200916-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201012239
    Net growth in 20091524-23
    Record Year2008 (31)2004 (29)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-25.3%-14.4%-2.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1976 (0.6%)1967 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.57%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    J0.92%PROPERTY2.50%
    KENT0.92%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    S0.92%TRADING1.93%
    PLC0.92%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    LONDON0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    BUILDING0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    SECURITY0.79%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.79%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    C0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%J1.48%
    T0.65%LONDON1.45%
    BUSINESS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    IT0.65%GROUP1.37%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%GLOBAL1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.65%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%BUILDING1.34%
    GROUP0.65%CARE1.33%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%M1.28%
    TRUST0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.52%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied264228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9374,904
    99999 - Dormant Company6313,808
    9999 - Dormant Company5619,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2815,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2617,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2526,974
    74990 - Non-trading company228,149
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering209,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities1910,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1914,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities179,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    9305 - Other service activities109,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities8360
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,540
    4545 - Other building completion73,346

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210259 ALTERCHROME SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209640 DIAMOND MAIDS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07207710 THE LOFT FACTOR LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07202795 SIMPLY SOFTPLAY LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201860 GJD METERING LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201306 HUMAN & CANINE CHIROPRACTIC LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201207 ANMORE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07196836 BEAUTIFULGATE LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07193328 BAILY CONTRACTORS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07190131 PSA CONTRACTORS LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07189707 PBME LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07186870 CORPORATE GOLFING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07183455 ORPINGTON LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07178056 INDIAN GOURMET LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07208311 OAKDENE FINISHES LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07207218 INTERWEB SALES LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07205740 SERETA CATTERY LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07202929 5 H PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202757 K1 (PPI) LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202670 K1 (LE) LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07199484 CJM IT LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07196025 TBSM LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07187901 LIFECYCLE CONSULTANCY (UK) LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07177565 TASTY RHYTHMS LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07175215 THE 3D AGENCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2010