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
New Company Registrations
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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) Orpington UK 2012 180 131,491 2011 139 116,391 % change 29.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 48 47 85 New companies in 2011 37 42 60 % change 29.7% 11.9% 41.7% Record Year 2008 (51) 2009 (49) 2012 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Orpington UK 2012 83 67,576 2011 131 90,987 % change -36.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 19 27 37 Closed companies in 2011 46 45 40 % change -58.7% -40.0% -8% Record Year 2006 (47) 2011 (45) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Orpington UK 2012 97 63,915 2011 8 25,404 Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 29 20 48 Net growth in 2011 -9 -3 20 Record Year 2008 (31) 2004 (29) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 11.2% -4.2% 32.5% Record Year 1966 (0.7%) 1976 (0.6%) 1967 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.53% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.30% C 1.01% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 1.01% TRADING 2.07% BUILDING 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENERGY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SCHOOL 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% FINANCIAL 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% POTATO 0.61% LONDON 1.66% J 0.61% J 1.54% (2010) 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.51% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.50% EAST 0.51% IT 1.40% WOOD 0.51% CARE 1.34% CARE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% MAINTENANCE 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PRIMARY 0.51% M 1.27% CLEANING 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% SOLAR 0.51% S 1.20% M 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 247 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 67 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 26 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 19 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 6,934 63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities 11 499 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 3,228 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,693 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,573 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 3,448
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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