Sidcup, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 101 companies were registered in Sidcup during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SidcupUK
    2012101118,868
    2011124114,512
    % change-18.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012452729
    New companies in 2011314053
    % change45.2%-32.5%-45.3%
    Record Year2010 (46)2011 (40)2009 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Sidcup during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SidcupUK
    20128874,772
    20119672,230
    % change-8.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012382723
    Closed companies in 2011392433
    % change-2.6%12.5%-30%
    Record Year2011 (39)2008 (43)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Sidcup during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SidcupUK
    20121344,096
    20112842,282
    Record Year 1998 (55) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012706
    Net growth in 2011-81620
    Record Year2008 (30)1997 (24)2011 (20)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Sidcup formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Sidcup
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change30.3%-31.9%-45.9%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1972 (0.3%)1979 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sidcup was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Sidcup in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTING5.05%
    DESIGN1.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    INVESTMENTS1.03%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    S1.03%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%TRADING2.08%
    M0.91%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%ENGINEERING1.83%
    R0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.80%BUSINESS1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    JAMES0.69%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.69%LONDON1.67%
    CREATIVE0.69%J1.55%
    D0.69%GLOBAL1.53%
    HEATING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%IT1.43%
    J0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    C0.57%CARE1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%M1.27%
    INTERIORS0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    EDUCATION0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    JEWELLERY0.46%S1.17%
    SPARE0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11833,677
    7487 - Other business activities6835,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3719,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,774
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development23763
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply184,997
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    43210 - Electrical installation103,387
    9999 - Dormant Company912,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.81,237
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,607
    86900 - Other human health activities74,998
    4534 - Other building installation61,328
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis63,160
    49320 - Taxi operation6901
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment62,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198648 SARALIS CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08208151 THWACK! CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208613 WJO SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208939 PROJECT LANDLORD LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209333 HAPPY BREAKAWAY LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08209972 UBER VIVA LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211661 RRAS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213160 JAMES HOW MUSIC STRINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217076 SR CYCLES LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218029 J J PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218777 HOSTED SQUARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219569 THENEVERPRESS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219575 D FOWLER MEDIA LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221727 AFTER DARK TOYS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223722 BUZZBEE LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226613 PATTERN DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229967 HEY POPS LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230445 JAMES BRYAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233408 WEST WISE CONTRACTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233492 MASE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08207989 INFINITE ELECTRICITY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08215984 DRILLPECK LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217236 TRUE PRISTINE SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08221935 BERICS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08227918 FULL CIRCLE RECLAMATION LTD 25 Sep 2012