Orpington, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 145 companies were registered in Orpington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 45.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Orpington UK 2010 145 101,492 2009 100 94,671 % change 45.0% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (147) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 44 40 61 New companies in 2009 35 31 34 % change 25.7% 29.0% 79.4% Record Year 2007 (57) 2007 (53) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Orpington UK 2010 97 87,705 2009 121 159,401 % change -19.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 31 33 33 Closed companies in 2009 26 29 66 % change 19.2% 13.8% -50% Record Year 2007 (49) 2008 (75) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Orpington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 48 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Orpington UK 2010 48 13,787 2009 -21 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 13 7 28 Net growth in 2009 9 2 -32 Record Year 2008 (36) 2002 (20) 2002 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Orpington 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 16.9% 17.2% 72.0% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1974 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Orpington in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.98% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ASSOCIATES 0.81% PROPERTY 2.38% FINANCIAL 0.81% TRADING 2.04% HEATING 0.70% ASSOCIATES 2.01% INVESTMENTS 0.70% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% PRIME 0.58% BUSINESS 1.80% CAPITAL 0.58% MEDIA 1.75% PLC 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.58% LONDON 1.59% IT 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.59% GLOBAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.58% CARE 1.44% GROUP 0.58% J 1.44% TRADING 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% J 0.58% GLOBAL 1.42% BUILDING 0.58% IT 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.58% BUILDING 1.32% LONDON 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% C 0.47% M 1.28% TRUST 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% DIRECT 0.47% S 1.24%
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 212 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 83 69,802 99999 - Dormant Company 59 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 39 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 25 13,408 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 14,940 74990 - Non-trading company 20 7,649 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 13,161 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,460 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,967 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 7,634 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,454 63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities 11 336 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 8,183 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 5,716 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,440 8514 - Other human health activities 8 2,650 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,767
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