Orpington, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous August.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 157 companies were registered in Orpington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Orpington UK 2011 157 114,512 2010 145 101,492 % change 8.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (157) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 48 67 42 New companies in 2010 44 40 61 % change 9.1% 67.5% -31.1% Record Year 2007 (57) 2011 (67) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Orpington UK 2011 83 72,230 2010 97 87,705 % change -14.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 26 27 30 Closed companies in 2010 31 33 33 % change -16.1% -18.2% -9% Record Year 2007 (49) 2008 (75) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Orpington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 74 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Orpington UK 2011 74 42,282 2010 48 13,787 Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 22 40 12 Net growth in 2010 13 7 28 Record Year 2008 (36) 2011 (40) 2002 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Orpington 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -0.2% 40.9% -37.8% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1974 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Orpington in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.44% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ASSOCIATES 0.85% PROPERTY 2.41% BUILDING 0.85% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ELECTRICAL 0.74% BUSINESS 1.82% J 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HOME 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.74% FINANCIAL 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% (LONDON) 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (2010) 0.53% LONDON 1.63% R 0.53% J 1.47% SCHOOL 0.53% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% M 0.53% CARE 1.42% T 0.53% IT 1.38% LONDON 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% DESIGN 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.28% SUPPORT 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENT 0.53% M 1.25% PR 0.42% ENERGY 1.22% BABY 0.42% TRAINING 1.21% INTERIORS 0.42% S 1.21%
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 243 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 81 65,177 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,281 9999 - Dormant Company 35 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 10,137 9305 - Other service activities 17 10,525 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,064 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,551 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 8,686 63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities 11 366 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,798 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,543 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 3,271 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 7 2,802 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 2,234 8514 - Other human health activities 7 2,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07725971 LISTED BUILDING RESTORATION LTD 02 Aug 2011 07730222 MALLEM FOODS EXPERTISE LTD 05 Aug 2011 07730509 ELITE FITNESS SOUTHERN LTD 05 Aug 2011 07730983 LANSDOWN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07734581 PS PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED 09 Aug 2011 07744266 KOSTA LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07757394 RONKAR LTD 31 Aug 2011 07723780 COSTS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2011 07725978 GREEN MEN CIDER CO LTD 02 Aug 2011 07726255 AGENT BOB LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07726562 E2 ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS LTD 02 Aug 2011 07727624 FM ELECTRICS LTD 03 Aug 2011 07730098 SKILLS FRAMEWORK PARTNERS (SFP) LTD 05 Aug 2011 07734538 DIAMOND KITCHEN TRANSFORMATIONS LTD 09 Aug 2011 07738038 PARVATI LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07738214 VITAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 11 Aug 2011 07738573 LIBERU LTD 12 Aug 2011 07744203 MMMATHEMATICS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07751758 MLA MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Aug 2011 07754796 WRIGHTWAY SAFETY LTD 26 Aug 2011 07755296 IZOLTRADE LTD 30 Aug 2011 07736014 SRJL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07748573 FARCOL LTD 22 Aug 2011 07750372 A AND V DISTRIBUTION LTD 23 Aug 2011 07755231 BPD DESIGN SERVICES LTD 30 Aug 2011
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