Orpington, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Orpington when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 208 companies were registered in Orpington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OrpingtonUK
    2014208143,414
    2013179132,684
    % change16.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (208) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014845767
    New companies in 2013615365
    % change37.7%7.5%3.1%
    Record Year2014 (84)2011 (67)2014 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 34.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OrpingtonUK
    2014140101,670
    201310486,170
    % change34.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (140) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Orpington when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014583151
    Closed companies in 2013382640
    % change52.6%19.2%28%
    Record Year2014 (58)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Orpington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 68 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)OrpingtonUK
    20146841,744
    20137546,514
    Record Year 2013 (75) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014262616
    Net growth in 2013232725
    Record Year2008 (36)2011 (40)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Orpington
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.2%2.5%-5.5%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% 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 2014)

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

    29.3% of all director appointments in Orpington in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.77%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.43%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE1.10%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    LONDON0.93%TRADING2.00%
    CONTRACTORS0.84%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CARE1.94%
    HEALTH0.67%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSINESS0.67%DESIGN1.70%
    J0.59%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRADING0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    JAMES0.59%BUSINESS1.62%
    PLUMBING0.59%J1.53%
    KENT0.59%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.59%GLOBAL1.51%
    R0.59%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CO0.59%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.59%MEDIA1.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%CO.,1.36%
    EVENTS0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUILDING0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.51%IT1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied329278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7148,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7057,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5940,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4629,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3028,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing215,786
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,914
    86900 - Other human health activities1911,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,795
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,006
    43210 - Electrical installation145,922
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,501
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified125,857
    70221 - Financial management123,550
    56290 - Other food services114,392
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,401
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation105,083

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157356 HIGH GRADE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09161158 PETTS WOOD DRIVEWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163784 GLAUCUSIS SOLUTION LTD. 06 Aug 2014
    09164743 DNO SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09168750 PURE ELEMENTS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09175607 MAYLEX SERVICES (UK) LTD. 14 Aug 2014
    09178831 AMETHYST LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180764 ROSE DOBBIN LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09184732 LULLY'S CATERING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09190224 ASHTAVAKRA LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191212 DB ART GALLERY LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193090 MINI PEOPLE LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09195663 PINEAPPLE CONTRACTS UNLIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09196554 DOULOS PVT LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09168505 RKW AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09170485 MATTHEW VAUGHAN LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170685 D0UGWELL LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09171576 ON THE BALL TUTORS LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173107 MCG2002 LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174038 TALENT SMART LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09179932 SLONE CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09182538 C T O HEALTH LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09184467 R J CURRIE LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09189185 DNH FINANCIAL LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09190837 CHARTWELL APOTHECARY LIMITED 28 Aug 2014