Orpington, Kent

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Orpington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OrpingtonUK
    2013179132,684
    2012136118,868
    % change31.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (179) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013615365
    New companies in 2012385048
    % change60.5%6.0%35.4%
    Record Year2013 (61)2011 (67)2013 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OrpingtonUK
    201310486,170
    20128275,908
    % change26.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013382640
    Closed companies in 2012292627
    % change31.0%0.0%48%
    Record Year2007 (49)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Orpington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 75 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)OrpingtonUK
    20137546,514
    20125442,960
    Record Year 2013 (75) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013232725
    Net growth in 201292421
    Record Year2008 (36)2011 (40)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Orpington
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.6%-2.7%18.8%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 2005 when 32.4% of all directors were female.

    32.1% of all director appointments in Orpington in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.87%TRADING2.08%
    CO.,0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LONDON0.78%LONDON1.79%
    S0.70%DESIGN1.78%
    BUILDING0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    KENT0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SECURITY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CAPITAL0.61%CARE1.64%
    MEDIA0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    DESIGN0.52%J1.54%
    TRADING0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    HOUSE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GREEN0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%IT1.39%
    K0.52%M1.25%
    J0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    MY0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PROJECTS0.52%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7754,854
    99999 - Dormant Company7046,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4326,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3217,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2425,547
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    43210 - Electrical installation155,724
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,382
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,249
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    70221 - Financial management122,887
    86210 - General medical practice activities113,922
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified105,322
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified107,590
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment95,859
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet98,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08633036 GIG FIRST LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08640963 NURSERY GRANGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08644097 CITY ENTERPRIZE LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08649306 FLUXGEN LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08649855 S & J FARNALL LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08658345 CARCOSA ESTATES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08660110 PROPERTYPROPS NATIONWIDE LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08660903 SJFELECTRICAL LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08662301 CINAUCH VENTUES LTD. 23 Aug 2013
    08663975 BOJOS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08670252 BONNIE WASSELL LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08634133 JAIKAY LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08637549 FERRET CARD UK LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08641735 C.P.C. (SE) LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08642415 LITTLE AVON NATURE AREAS 08 Aug 2013
    08644391 IMPAKT DIRECT MAIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08644758 TECHABILE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08651141 TIM BUICK LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08653755 QUALITY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655957 BELLA VISTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656009 GLOBAL TRADING & CONSULTING PARTNERS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656309 SAFE HOUSE SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08667262 IEUAN JAMES LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08667779 THE WINE REGISTER LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08670317 ST JULES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013