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Orpington, Kent

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any month in history.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 29.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OrpingtonUK
    2012180131,491
    2011139116,391
    % change29.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012484785
    New companies in 2011374260
    % change29.7%11.9%41.7%
    Record Year2008 (51)2009 (49)2012 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OrpingtonUK
    20128367,576
    201113190,987
    % change-36.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012192737
    Closed companies in 2011464540
    % change-58.7%-40.0%-8%
    Record Year2006 (47)2011 (45)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 97 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)OrpingtonUK
    20129763,915
    2011825,404
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012292048
    Net growth in 2011-9-320
    Record Year2008 (31)2004 (29)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Orpington
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.2%-4.2%32.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1976 (0.6%)1967 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.53%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING2.02%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    C1.01%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSTRUCTION1.01%TRADING2.07%
    BUILDING0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENERGY0.81%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SCHOOL0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    FINANCIAL0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    POTATO0.61%LONDON1.66%
    J0.61%J1.54%
    (2010)0.51%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%GLOBAL1.50%
    EAST0.51%IT1.40%
    WOOD0.51%CARE1.34%
    CARE0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PRIMARY0.51%M1.27%
    CLEANING0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    SOLAR0.51%S1.20%
    M0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied247216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4435,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3219,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2618,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2414,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,113
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,892
    9305 - Other service activities138,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities138,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply136,934
    63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities11499
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing103,228
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,693
    43210 - Electrical installation83,573
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,448

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07936885 PACE AND LINE DESIGNS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07937554 BELLSOLVE LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07937728 DIRECTORY SEARCH LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938537 ANDISANT LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939798 FRAN LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07953926 QUBEED LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07961853 SECURITY SERVICES AND CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07968177 FUSION STAFFING LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07969634 RED FOX LOGISTICS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969800 PAUL LYON BUILDERS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07931098 HALO EXECUTIVE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932210 TENPASTTEN DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07939587 C S BAILEY CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07941833 DATA SCRUB LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943613 TUBBENDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 09 Feb 2012
    07945638 CD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947510 PLANET MUNCH LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947511 DDL159 LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948038 WIT CONSULTANCY LTD. 14 Feb 2012
    07948133 CRAYVILLE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07956513 SCI ACCEL LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07963671 ANNIE'S NANNIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07970459 CHIC LA CHIC LTD 29 Feb 2012
    OC372761 NURTURALL LLP 23 Feb 2012
    OC372916 CONWAY CONTRACTS (UK) LLP 28 Feb 2012