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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

  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 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)OrpingtonUK
    2011157114,512
    2010145101,492
    % change8.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (157) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011486742
    New companies in 2010444061
    % change9.1%67.5%-31.1%
    Record Year2007 (57)2011 (67)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20118372,230
    20109787,705
    % change-14.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011262730
    Closed companies in 2010313333
    % change-16.1%-18.2%-9%
    Record Year2007 (49)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20117442,282
    20104813,787
    Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011224012
    Net growth in 201013728
    Record Year2008 (36)2011 (40)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-0.2%40.9%-37.8%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1974 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.44%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUILDING0.85%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    J0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOME0.64%ENGINEERING1.74%
    FINANCIAL0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    (LONDON)0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (2010)0.53%LONDON1.63%
    R0.53%J1.47%
    SCHOOL0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    S0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.53%CARE1.42%
    T0.53%IT1.38%
    LONDON0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SUPPORT0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.53%M1.25%
    PR0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    BABY0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    INTERIORS0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied243204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8165,177
    99999 - Dormant Company4918,281
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3429,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2615,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,137
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities11366
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,798
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities73,271
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult72,802
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,234
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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