Orpington, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 136 companies were registered in Orpington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Orpington UK 2012 136 118,868 2011 157 114,512 % change -13.4% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (157) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 38 50 48 New companies in 2011 48 67 42 % change -20.8% -25.4% 14.3% Record Year 2007 (57) 2011 (67) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Orpington UK 2012 81 74,772 2011 83 72,230 % change -2.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 29 26 26 Closed companies in 2011 26 27 30 % change 11.5% -3.7% -13% Record Year 2007 (49) 2008 (75) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Orpington during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 55 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Orpington UK 2012 55 44,096 2011 74 42,282 Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 9 24 22 Net growth in 2011 22 40 12 Record Year 2008 (36) 2011 (40) 2002 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Orpington 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -28.9% -24.8% 13.1% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1974 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Orpington in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.87% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 2.05% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.08% C 0.82% DESIGN 1.87% VIRGIN 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.83% M 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.72% POTATO 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.61% MEDIA 1.67% ENTERPRISES 0.61% LONDON 1.67% J 0.61% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% TRADING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% GLOBAL 0.51% IT 1.43% DESIGN 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.51% CARE 1.32% LOGISTICS 0.51% M 1.27% R 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% IT 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% S 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENERGY 0.51% S 1.17% ORPINGTON 0.41% SECURITY 1.16%
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 409 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 46 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 20 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,203 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,891 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 4,997 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 3,093 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 7,869 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,387 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 3,160 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 4,979 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,350 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 4,119
Recent Companies
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