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Orpington, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OrpingtonUK
    2011139116,391
    2010143105,137
    % change-2.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011374260
    New companies in 2010334961
    % change12.1%-14.3%-1.6%
    Record Year2008 (51)2010 (49)2007 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OrpingtonUK
    201113190,986
    20109982,677
    % change32.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Orpington when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011464540
    Closed companies in 2010212652
    % change119.0%73.1%-23%
    Record Year2006 (47)2011 (45)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 8 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)OrpingtonUK
    2011825,405
    20104422,460
    Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-9-320
    Net growth in 201012239
    Record Year2008 (31)2004 (29)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Orpington
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.3%-24.6%-6.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1976 (0.6%)1967 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.66%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.78%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.66%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDICAL0.66%BUSINESS1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRADING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    CAPITAL0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PRIME0.55%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENT0.55%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%J1.45%
    CENTRE0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    J0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOME0.55%IT1.41%
    FINANCIAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CLEAN0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    W0.44%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUSINESS0.44%S1.24%
    GROUP0.44%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INTERNATIONAL0.44%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied221202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7360,968
    99999 - Dormant Company5418,336
    9999 - Dormant Company3619,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3330,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2816,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,916
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    9305 - Other service activities148,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities11389
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,085
    8514 - Other human health activities72,423
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply77,000
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543869 WCMMA LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543481 WATERWAYS BUILDING SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07541710 DR REMIGIUSZ LECYBYL LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07539536 PJL INVESTMENTS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07537446 BEACONDENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536309 A1 ALUMINUM WINDOWS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07527388 LET THE WORLD HELP YOU LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07515590 DE & M CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07515201 RALPH SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513739 MINTY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513547 DUCAT LAW LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07539749 FUSION EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537978 CRADDOCK CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537676 CHRISTOFEM ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07537312 VISI FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534778 DRAX PROPERTY LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534701 WOODSTOCK IT SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07533736 COMPASSION HOME CARE LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07529406 CLARKSON WRIGHT & JAKES LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526016 SEVEN POUNDS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525232 THE ABUBILLA MUSIC FOUNDATION 10 Feb 2011
    07525203 EDGEWOOD TESTING SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07520880 BAE AUTOMATION LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07515311 COACHING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513720 POSITIVO MARKETING LIMITED 02 Feb 2011