Orpington, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 2015 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 208 companies were registered in Orpington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)OrpingtonUK
    2015208161,156
    2014180150,722
    % change15.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Orpington when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015728056
    New companies in 2014545868
    % change33.3%37.9%-17.6%
    Record Year2015 (72)2015 (80)2012 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Orpington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)OrpingtonUK
    201512289,523
    201411682,370
    % change5.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (131) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015283856
    Closed companies in 2014433142
    % change-34.9%22.6%33%
    Record Year2006 (47)2011 (45)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Orpington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)OrpingtonUK
    20158671,633
    20146468,352
    Record Year 2012 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Orpington when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201544420
    Net growth in 2014112726
    Record Year2015 (44)2015 (42)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Orpington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Orpington
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change30.7%27.1%-25.0%
    Record Year1998 (0.2%)1995 (0.3%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Orpington was in 2015 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    34.5% of all director appointments in Orpington in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.75%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.59%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.43%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    TRADING0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUILDING0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    MEDICAL0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.56%J1.55%
    CO0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HEALTH0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    S0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HOLDINGS0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    PLUMBING0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PROJECTS0.56%BUILDING1.31%
    LEARNING0.48%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    HEATING0.48%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied359288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company6649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6443,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6230,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6058,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2729,218
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing266,052
    86900 - Other human health activities2413,990
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2219,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1610,200
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified169,080
    86101 - Hospital activities165,043
    43210 - Electrical installation156,139
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified146,067
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified136,238
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities122,618
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09418880 BABY BARGAINS 4 U LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419916 SALTLIGHT LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09433041 MINTO CARS LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09438233 IREX SOLUTION LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09439511 PSALM 2: ARTS AND CRAFTS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09442820 RAVSPEED LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09460688 OPTIONS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09417458 ALPI MATH LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09417487 OTIUM MOBILE LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09422495 METANOIA LONDON LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09424844 PAGE HEATH COURT LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09428685 T&G HEATING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429441 WRAPPELER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430023 MULTI KINGDOM LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09431115 J SWEET ELECTRICAL LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09431364 CTO PEOPLE LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09431394 GOLDEN DRAGON HOLDINGS (DARENTH) LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09436767 ROOM AT THE TOP LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09437676 DOCS ONLINE 247 LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09446693 CRUMBTIOUS LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09449483 CALMORE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450145 PERFECT PAINTWORX LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09450992 BOWER HOMES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09458371 DIALSPORATEL LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09461546 ESTEEMA FUNDING SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Feb 2015