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

  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 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)OrpingtonUK
    2014180150,722
    2013150134,802
    % change20.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014545868
    New companies in 2013424959
    % change28.6%18.4%15.3%
    Record Year2014 (54)2014 (58)2012 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    201411682,370
    20139377,914
    % change24.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014433142
    Closed companies in 2013452325
    % change-4.4%34.8%68%
    Record Year2006 (47)2011 (45)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)OrpingtonUK
    20146468,352
    20135756,888
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014112726
    Net growth in 2013-32634
    Record Year2008 (31)1995 (32)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.3%9.3%-3.8%
    Record Year1998 (0.2%)1995 (0.3%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.79%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY0.94%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%TRADING2.05%
    CARE0.68%LONDON1.88%
    KENT0.68%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.68%CARE1.79%
    CO.,0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.60%DESIGN1.75%
    LONDON0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    S0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    BUILDING0.60%PROPERTIES1.60%
    HOME0.60%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.51%J1.48%
    CLEANING0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROJECTS0.51%MEDIA1.48%
    GLOBAL0.51%IT1.33%
    MY0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    PLUMBING0.43%M1.21%
    HOUSE0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied306280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7856,411
    99999 - Dormant Company6947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5537,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4427,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3018,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2326,700
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,419
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing145,521
    70221 - Financial management143,282
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    43210 - Electrical installation125,885
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,155
    86210 - General medical practice activities93,987
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities92,339

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918962 GOOD STORIES LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08930361 QBL GROUP BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08938098 ST PETER AND ST PAUL CATHOLIC PRIMARY ACADEMY 13 Mar 2014
    08938883 HODSOLL COURT 1963 LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08942552 PAYNESPATTESTING LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08948477 M D BARZ LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08950429 THIS IS BUSINESS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08959732 LIKEWELD LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961726 THE GAMES POD LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08965066 FRIENDSHIP GLOBAL LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08924355 GIVE-A-BTC LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924927 GHME LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08931974 LOVE BRAIDS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934608 MIND THE CASHMERE LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08940047 SUPERMARKET DELIVERIES LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08942612 SUPERMARKET DELIVERIES CORP LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943108 SMART GIFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08948879 ST MARY'S PRIVATE WEALTH LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08951793 YATES CONSULTING LTD. 21 Mar 2014
    08952787 ADL PROJECTS (LONDON) LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08955592 THE CAR AND VAN SURGERY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958797 METCON CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08960421 HALTERE LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965773 SPARROW DECOR LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08967245 CEMATAC LTD 31 Mar 2014