Orpington, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 150 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OrpingtonUK
    2013150134,802
    2012180131,491
    % change-16.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013424959
    New companies in 2012484785
    % change-12.5%4.3%-30.6%
    Record Year2008 (51)2009 (49)2012 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OrpingtonUK
    20139377,914
    20128367,576
    % change12.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013452325
    Closed companies in 2012192737
    % change136.8%-14.8%-32%
    Record Year2006 (47)2011 (45)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 57 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)OrpingtonUK
    20135756,888
    20129763,915
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-32634
    Net growth in 2012292048
    Record Year2008 (31)1995 (32)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Orpington
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-21.5%3.5%-28.3%
    Record Year1998 (0.2%)1995 (0.3%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 2006 when 33.7% of all directors were female.

    32.7% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.13%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%TRADING2.06%
    BUILDING0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.68%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CO.,0.68%BUSINESS1.77%
    KENT0.68%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    M0.58%LONDON1.72%
    R0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    S0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PRODUCTIONS0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    CARE0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.58%J1.56%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%CARE1.46%
    LONDON0.58%IT1.43%
    INTERIORS0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ORPINGTON0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    CAPITAL0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    P0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    VIRGIN0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company5143,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5032,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3016,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2523,532
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,129
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,145
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,104
    43210 - Electrical installation145,625
    86210 - General medical practice activities114,062
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,248
    70221 - Financial management102,476
    86900 - Other human health activities108,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities96,591
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified86,954
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities83,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384437 SMALL ACRES SCHOOL LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08391953 NATVINC LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08397891 KENT ESTIMATING AND SURVEYING LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398446 RISING STAR CONCEPT LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401161 UDEMEFUNA TRADING LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08402744 J NISSI (UK) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409272 DCK CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08416248 EJ HEALTHCARE LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08416757 DIRECT COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08416965 FSA REPORTING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421063 HAIR & INCH LOSS CLINICS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08421570 CRISOLA ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08421914 SANDCO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08423817 ADVENTURE BIKE GEAR LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08424171 HOPE THOMAS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08384429 CHROBIS CONCEPTS UK LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08398887 J TECH ROOFING & BUILDING RENOVATIONS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08402195 AR RAYHAN LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403344 THE DOLLS HOUSE EMPORIUM LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404490 PC CONFUSED LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08405024 V3RAW LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410974 ROCKWELL RESEARCH LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08413790 BUILDING CONTROL SERVICES (APPROVED INSPECTORS) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08421727 HAPPY MEETING LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08422675 PHEF LIMITED 27 Feb 2013