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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Orpington UK 2013 179 132,684 2012 136 118,868 % change 31.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (179) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 61 53 65 New companies in 2012 38 50 48 % change 60.5% 6.0% 35.4% Record Year 2013 (61) 2011 (67) 2013 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Orpington UK 2013 104 86,170 2012 82 75,908 % change 26.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 38 26 40 Closed companies in 2012 29 26 27 % change 31.0% 0.0% 48% Record Year 2007 (49) 2008 (75) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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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) Orpington UK 2013 75 46,514 2012 54 42,960 Record Year 2013 (75) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 23 27 25 Net growth in 2012 9 24 21 Record Year 2008 (36) 2011 (40) 2002 (38)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.6% -2.7% 18.8% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 2000 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.96% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.87% TRADING 2.08% CO., 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% LONDON 0.78% LONDON 1.79% S 0.70% DESIGN 1.78% BUILDING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% KENT 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SECURITY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CAPITAL 0.61% CARE 1.64% MEDIA 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% INVESTMENTS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% DESIGN 0.52% J 1.54% TRADING 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% HOUSE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% GREEN 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.52% IT 1.39% K 0.52% M 1.25% J 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.52% BUILDING 1.19% MY 0.52% CAPITAL 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROJECTS 0.52% TRAINING 1.15%
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 272 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 70 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,724 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 5,382 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 6,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 5,249 86900 - Other human health activities 13 9,203 70221 - Financial management 12 2,887 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 3,922 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 10 5,322 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,590 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 5,859 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 8,475
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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