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

  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 (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)OrpingtonUK
    2010145101,492
    200910094,671
    % change45.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (147) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010444061
    New companies in 2009353134
    % change25.7%29.0%79.4%
    Record Year2007 (57)2007 (53)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20109787,705
    2009121159,401
    % change-19.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010313333
    Closed companies in 2009262966
    % change19.2%13.8%-50%
    Record Year2007 (49)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20104813,787
    2009-21-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201013728
    Net growth in 200992-32
    Record Year2008 (36)2002 (20)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change16.9%17.2%72.0%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1974 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.98%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%PROPERTY2.38%
    FINANCIAL0.81%TRADING2.04%
    HEATING0.70%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PRIME0.58%BUSINESS1.80%
    CAPITAL0.58%MEDIA1.75%
    PLC0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%LONDON1.59%
    IT0.58%ENGINEERING1.59%
    GLOBAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%CARE1.44%
    GROUP0.58%J1.44%
    TRADING0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    J0.58%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUILDING0.58%IT1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    LONDON0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    C0.47%M1.28%
    TRUST0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    DIRECT0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied212202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8369,802
    99999 - Dormant Company5914,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3921,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2513,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2014,940
    74990 - Non-trading company207,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified156,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering127,634
    9305 - Other service activities129,454
    63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities11336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities105,716
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,440
    8514 - Other human health activities82,650
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331663 TAINER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07331286 CORPORATE COLLABORATIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330388 GXP COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07327476 SLAVO LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326366 EXECUTIVE LAND LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07319374 WAY FRETWELL ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07317813 JONATHAN ATKINS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07315214 ALAN GROSE CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07309654 PROMETHEUS FINANCIAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308035 P B (2010) LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07331673 BOWMAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD. 30 Jul 2010
    07326411 SKUBA LEARNING LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325514 DIVING FOR DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325048 AIR RATED CLIMATE SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07324973 TAXMATTERS (LONDON) LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07324556 EDWARD SEAGO DESIGN LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07323877 PIEDMONT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321181 LAZCOM LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07319704 BSURE G.A.S HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07318349 LABAS FOOD LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07313086 GAME VALLEY LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07310359 OPTIONS HAIR LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07305657 FLYING SALAMANDER LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07302131 CCF ENTERPRISES LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356293 TITAN CAPITAL MARKETS LLP 08 Jul 2010