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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
    07502861 DANCE EXPRESSIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501604 ZUKON LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07500621 BITE ME LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500507 GROWTH & COMMUNICATION LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07496600 S.E.P. RECYCLING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07493652 FLAMINGO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07490434 CARVING LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488967 LAMIN8ION LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487959 BEAVER TREE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487557 HDCS CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07481099 PORDEAN SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07509069 ALS PROPERTY PROJECTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07505788 P D WALLER ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505156 LARO TRAINING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503851 IUPOSTCARD LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502614 MOTEX TRADING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502344 WJT CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500943 CNJ MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500872 GTP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07497528 VENUE SERVICES (NORTHERN) LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497284 S W TILING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07493625 SOORYAA LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493451 AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492302 VE SOURCING LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486987 CAS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011