Orpington, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)OrpingtonUK
    2012136118,868
    2011157114,512
    % change-13.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (157) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012385048
    New companies in 2011486742
    % change-20.8%-25.4%14.3%
    Record Year2007 (57)2011 (67)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20128174,772
    20118372,230
    % change-2.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012292626
    Closed companies in 2011262730
    % change11.5%-3.7%-13%
    Record Year2007 (49)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20125544,096
    20117442,282
    Record Year 2002 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201292422
    Net growth in 2011224012
    Record Year2008 (36)2011 (40)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-28.9%-24.8%13.1%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1974 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.87%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT2.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%TRADING2.08%
    C0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    VIRGIN0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.61%ENGINEERING1.83%
    M0.61%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%BUSINESS1.72%
    POTATO0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    ENTERPRISES0.61%LONDON1.67%
    J0.61%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRADING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    GLOBAL0.51%IT1.43%
    DESIGN0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%CARE1.32%
    LOGISTICS0.51%M1.27%
    R0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    IT0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    S0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.51%S1.17%
    ORPINGTON0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied409331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5033,677
    7487 - Other business activities4635,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,774
    99999 - Dormant Company2025,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    7414 - Business & management consultancy168,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply114,997
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing113,093
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    43210 - Electrical installation83,387
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,160
    7260 - Other computer related activities74,979
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified72,350
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities64,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126769 EUROPE-LINK (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127244 AA SOCIAL CARE SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    OC376641 NEW DIRECTION HOMES LLP 04 Jul 2012
    08131678 SAMSCO GLOBAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08134036 YARRA 12 LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08139577 CND CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08144316 BRIANNE CONSULTING LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08152910 TRADEMARC CONSTRUCTION LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08153588 KJMAHON ENGINEERING LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08159552 MIZ LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160137 HTW COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08163234 NEWKASH LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129933 BEAR-PATROL 04 Jul 2012
    08132928 CLARKE LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08133214 FREUDIAN SMILE LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08139331 WENTWORTH VICTORIA LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08139594 ORPINGTON FIRST LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08144488 GUILDPROP LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08146651 WSYL LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08147388 STAG LODGE INTERIORS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08151013 T GATFORD LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151920 CITADEL CARE SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08155422 SOZO SOLUTIONS LTD. 24 Jul 2012
    08157067 TRIPLE A ACADEMY LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08162837 ACC SPECIALISTS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012