Sidcup, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 119 companies were registered in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Sidcup UK 2011 119 116,391 2010 130 105,137 % change -8.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (157) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 27 43 49 New companies in 2010 35 42 53 % change -22.9% 2.4% -7.5% Record Year 2003 (35) 2007 (45) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Sidcup UK 2011 89 90,986 2010 82 82,677 % change 8.5% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (89) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 34 22 33 Closed companies in 2010 23 27 32 % change 47.8% -18.5% 3% Record Year 2011 (34) 2010 (27) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Sidcup during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 30 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Sidcup UK 2011 30 25,405 2010 48 22,460 Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -7 21 16 Net growth in 2010 12 15 21 Record Year 2007 (20) 2007 (35) 2007 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Sidcup formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Sidcup 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -33.5% -10.0% -11.8% Record Year 1975 (0.4%) 1966 (0.4%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sidcup was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Sidcup in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.90% CONSULTING 5.04% PROPERTY 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.97% ELECTRICAL 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.16% BUILDING 1.14% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 1.01% TRADING 2.10% CREATIVE 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 1.01% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DESIGN 0.88% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% MEDIA 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HEATING 0.88% MEDIA 1.69% M 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.61% R 0.76% LONDON 1.60% L 0.76% CARE 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.63% J 1.45% LEGAL 0.63% GLOBAL 1.44% PLUMBING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% G 0.63% IT 1.41% CONTRACTORS 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOUSE 0.63% BUILDING 1.34% SERVICE 0.63% M 1.30% S 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MAINTENANCE 0.63% S 1.24% ENGINEERING 0.63% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% MARKETING 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 161 202,798 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 114 30,253 7487 - Other business activities 88 60,968 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 25 556 43210 - Electrical installation 22 3,172 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 18 18,336 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 7,000 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,916 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,789 9999 - Dormant Company 14 19,765 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 11 2,072 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,740 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,085 5530 - Restaurants 8 4,898 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 2,290 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 2,312
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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