Orpington, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 180 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Orpington UK 2014 180 150,722 2013 150 134,802 % change 20.0% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 54 58 68 New companies in 2013 42 49 59 % change 28.6% 18.4% 15.3% Record Year 2014 (54) 2014 (58) 2012 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Orpington UK 2014 116 82,370 2013 93 77,914 % change 24.7% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 43 31 42 Closed companies in 2013 45 23 25 % change -4.4% 34.8% 68% Record Year 2006 (47) 2011 (45) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 64 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Orpington UK 2014 64 68,352 2013 57 56,888 Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 11 27 26 Net growth in 2013 -3 26 34 Record Year 2008 (31) 1995 (32) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Orpington 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 20.3% 9.3% -3.8% Record Year 1998 (0.2%) 1995 (0.3%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 2006 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
30.7% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.88% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 0.94% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANTS 0.77% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.68% LONDON 1.88% KENT 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.68% CARE 1.79% CO., 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% J 0.60% DESIGN 1.75% LONDON 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.73% S 0.60% BUSINESS 1.71% BUILDING 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.60% HOME 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% GLOBAL 1.58% BUSINESS 0.51% J 1.48% CLEANING 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROJECTS 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% GLOBAL 0.51% IT 1.33% MY 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ENTERPRISES 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% PLUMBING 0.43% M 1.21% HOUSE 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENT 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 306 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 69 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 26,700 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 16 10,273 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 5,419 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 5,521 70221 - Financial management 14 3,282 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,855 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,885 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,155 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 3,987 82110 - Combined office administrative service activities 9 2,339
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08875686 KARL PAYN LTD 04 Feb 2014 08878678 PITBULL FIGHTWEAR LTD 06 Feb 2014 08879738 CAP CARS LTD 06 Feb 2014 08885106 BRANDDIS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08886373 RELEVANT SYSTEM LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08888266 NYAKIRA COMPANY LTD 12 Feb 2014 08891050 UDJ EVENTS LTD 12 Feb 2014 08895903 RADIOFLEX LTD 14 Feb 2014 08903173 X-STAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08908591 BAFOL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014 08909639 BEEYOND EVENTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08911602 DBM SALES LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08915119 KINGS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014 08873275 NIELYROWE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014 08877834 PENNVALE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08880685 MOBLE DESIGN LTD 06 Feb 2014 08885298 DENNIS GEARING IT CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Feb 2014 08890203 BORN RISKY LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08892480 SWEAT SHOP RECORDS LTD 13 Feb 2014 08898618 LONDON & KENT LTD 17 Feb 2014 08904742 CONSERVATIVES FOR LIBERTY LIMITED 20 Feb 2014 08905754 A J CARPENTRY & ROOFING LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08906313 GR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08912019 OT PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Feb 2014 08915143 RIGHT REID LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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