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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
    07697708 COMPLETE WELDING AND ENGINEERING LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698058 FITOUT RESOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700279 CITY OF LONDON DARTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07706297 S.Y.BUILDERS LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07710012 DANBEC LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07713025 BOBBY SABEL LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07716900 ICAABOC LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717675 HIGHMORE PR LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07717802 THE DADDY MMA LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07689387 83 VESPAN ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07689731 GENERAL GEORGE CARPETS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692817 LUXCO ENERGY LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07694866 PHATPHONES LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07695012 REGAL ECHO RECORDS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697476 GREEN STREET GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 07 Jul 2011
    07698658 DARRICK WOOD INFANT SCHOOL 08 Jul 2011
    07699777 GARY SWAN PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07702674 NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703672 BJM TRADING LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07703677 MILLIMETRE HAIR & BEAUTY UK LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07712747 FRAMESNPICTURES LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07714559 E J C CHILD CARE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07716464 TANDEM REGULATORY SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07716526 AETOPYRGOS LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07721958 IDV SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2011