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
New Company Registrations
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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) Orpington UK 2011 139 116,391 2010 143 105,137 % change -2.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (150) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 37 42 60 New companies in 2010 33 49 61 % change 12.1% -14.3% -1.6% Record Year 2008 (51) 2010 (49) 2007 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Orpington UK 2011 131 90,986 2010 99 82,677 % change 32.3% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 46 45 40 Closed companies in 2010 21 26 52 % change 119.0% 73.1% -23% Record Year 2006 (47) 2011 (45) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Orpington UK 2011 8 25,405 2010 44 22,460 Record Year 2007 (82) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -9 -3 20 Net growth in 2010 12 23 9 Record Year 2008 (31) 2004 (29) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -3.3% -24.6% -6.2% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1976 (0.6%) 1967 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.66% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 0.78% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% BUILDING 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.92% MEDICAL 0.66% BUSINESS 1.87% INVESTMENTS 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRADING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% CAPITAL 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.61% PRIME 0.55% LONDON 1.60% DEVELOPMENT 0.55% CARE 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.55% J 1.45% CENTRE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% J 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HOME 0.55% IT 1.41% FINANCIAL 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEAN 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% W 0.44% M 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.28% BUSINESS 0.44% S 1.24% GROUP 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% INTERNATIONAL 0.44% SYSTEMS 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 221 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 73 60,968 99999 - Dormant Company 54 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 36 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 10,246 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,916 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,695 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,788 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,789 63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities 11 389 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 6,183 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,996 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 10,085 8514 - Other human health activities 7 2,423 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 7,000 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 3,436
Recent Companies
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