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 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
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