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 07899469 5GRLS INC. GLOBAL LTD 06 Jan 2012 07906358 DIGICRAFT STUDIOS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07907624 KEEP HOUSE TEA ROOM LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07908602 MILANO FURNITURE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07914213 RENEWED HEALTH LTD. 18 Jan 2012 07914810 ELAINE MOORE CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07916003 A M EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07916695 BRETT ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Jan 2012 07927676 ALP MEDIA LTD 30 Jan 2012 07928741 POYM LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 OC371757 JDM (PETTS WOOD) LLP 25 Jan 2012 07896550 TONBRIDGE SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898186 AH WEALTH LTD 05 Jan 2012 07908231 ROTHLEY LODGE DENTAL CARE LTD 12 Jan 2012 07911325 LS BRANDS LTD. 16 Jan 2012 07912353 GREENCUT HORTICULTURE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913467 AEQUANIMITAS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913722 LOVELL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07914053 BROMLEY TUITION LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07919387 AJF SCREEDING LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07921332 EDIT MARKETING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07921491 MISIC LOGISTICS LTD 24 Jan 2012 07925814 SHEENA CRANE LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07927593 AVICA CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07930532 MID KENT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
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