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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08165468 RAY PIGGOTT & SONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08167729 COBELLI'S LTD 03 Aug 2012 08169812 ABDELZO LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171752 DHWARIKA LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08172164 GOLD JADE HOLDINGS LTD. 08 Aug 2012 08176019 KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP 10 Aug 2012 08178228 PERING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179292 KALYAN INFO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08182007 FRIARGREEN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08191096 UK GAS CONSULTANCIES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08164066 DH IT SERVICES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08167221 BOI MARIE CONSULTING LTD. 03 Aug 2012 08168292 PROXIMITYUK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08170922 SPORTS & FITNESS KRAZEE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08177032 KETHEESA LTD 13 Aug 2012 08179552 BAJARIA MURRAY & CO LTD 14 Aug 2012 08180838 DANCE-WORX'S LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08185445 VANTAGE CONSULT LTD 20 Aug 2012 08185538 NKKY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08185605 GOT ONE LTD 20 Aug 2012 08188470 THE INTERESTING DRINKS COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08188851 POSITIVE LEGAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08189397 ASHLI TECHNOLOGIES LTD 23 Aug 2012 08189590 SOCIAL WORK SOUTH EAST LTD 23 Aug 2012 08192580 VDR CONSTRUCTION LTD 28 Aug 2012
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