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
    08130224 LYONS & BALL LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08134964 FABRICON PSV AUTO ELECTRICAL LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08139988 D C DECORATING LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08145015 ICONICAL CREATIVE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145593 TANGERINE PORTFOLIO LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148401 BOLEYN RAILWAY ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151198 ASHWATER CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152345 THOMAS MARENA CREATIVE LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153395 SALES DIRECT SUSSEX LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153730 CAROLYN BAKER COMMERCIAL AGENCY LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08160910 CHATEAU DU FRANCPORT SCI LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161628 G & H MANAGING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08161998 KEMA DESIGN LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08127218 QUILL CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08127397 CHASE BLUE LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08127867 MARIO MAURO LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08130347 SECURE SECTOR LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08133396 STONEMILL PARTNERS LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08138691 BASIRHAQ & CO LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08139878 RIND PHARMA LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145082 KJ EXTREME CLEAN LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146976 BCO ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147142 TABOR LINGERIE LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147873 HYYPER ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08151731 DBO MAKE-UP LTD 20 Jul 2012