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 08596313 TRUCKS FOR SHIPMENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08596562 VINTAGE INSPIRED LTD 04 Jul 2013 08597727 GORDON BROWNE CONSULTANT'S LTD 04 Jul 2013 08599446 INTERACTIVE CIRCLES LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08601561 VINCE WRIGHT CONSULTING SERVICES (VWCS) LTD 08 Jul 2013 08602323 PULSE ELECTRICAL & AV SERVICES LTD 09 Jul 2013 08602345 ITS MY OWN IMAGE LTD 09 Jul 2013 08603674 LATEDRINKING.COM LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08608251 MARIA'S IDEAS LTD 12 Jul 2013 08614333 BRITICH MC CONSULTING LTD. 18 Jul 2013 08615168 RUSHOUSE LTD. 18 Jul 2013 08615949 ALEX OLARU LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08617515 SJ MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Jul 2013 08630710 BUBUCALES LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08631351 DELSHE LTD 31 Jul 2013 08596352 PRESTIGE FITNESS (UK) LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08598943 INDIGO DAY LTD 05 Jul 2013 08606352 TEUBLER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08614793 EXCEL ACCOUNTS LTD 18 Jul 2013 08618887 VELONET LTD 22 Jul 2013 08618993 GREEN CANTEEN LTD 22 Jul 2013 08622874 GLENPLUS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08628881 MAIRI MAC LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08629821 SAL TECHNICAL LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08630735 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
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