Sidcup, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SidcupUK
    2013134134,802
    2012146131,491
    % change-8.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013484541
    New companies in 2012514847
    % change-5.9%-6.3%-12.8%
    Record Year2012 (51)2012 (48)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 46.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SidcupUK
    20139877,914
    20126767,576
    % change46.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (98) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013492722
    Closed companies in 2012301720
    % change63.3%58.8%10%
    Record Year2013 (49)2010 (27)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sidcup during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 36 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SidcupUK
    20133656,888
    20127963,915
    Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-11819
    Net growth in 2012213127
    Record Year2012 (21)2007 (35)2007 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sidcup formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sidcup
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.6%-6.9%-9.8%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2004 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sidcup was in 2005 when 35.6% of all directors were female.

    22.9% of all director appointments in Sidcup in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.41%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.57%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.20%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.96%DESIGN1.79%
    CREATIVE0.84%ENGINEERING1.78%
    D0.84%BUSINESS1.77%
    LONDON0.84%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.72%LONDON1.72%
    M0.72%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    C0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BUILDING0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    P0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%J1.56%
    JAMES0.60%CARE1.46%
    H0.60%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MY0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARRADALE0.48%M1.25%
    JEWELLERY0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    RED0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INTERIORS0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    PROPERTIES0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17454,531
    None Supplied162249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5924,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5432,624
    99999 - Dormant Company2643,384
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,664
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development231,318
    43210 - Electrical installation175,625
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1623,532
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    86900 - Other human health activities118,465
    49320 - Taxi operation101,515
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,129
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,248
    7487 - Other business activities97,556
    62012 - Business and domestic software development98,099
    71129 - Other engineering activities84,226
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified84,819

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08353517 ALMARKUS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08359834 LEE LOEFFLER LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359844 THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360166 HULBUILD LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08360358 BEE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08364120 JWP VENTILATION LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365419 RYAN SAMUEL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08368320 MAX JOHNSON LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368331 RED HAND GANG LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368832 SEK ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370141 LYNOGS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08372428 REC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08373515 MARK BROWN PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08376023 VERILIFE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377513 MAPLE PROPERTIES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08377820 THE DAILY SPARKLE RESOURCES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378541 BEN TUNNINGLEY LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08378742 CRESCO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08378827 EXCH LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379184 LUKETECH LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08354204 MATTHEW FORD LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355900 MLP LEGAL CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08358492 LUKOVER TV LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08360607 CLEVERLAND LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08363201 CARE BY LONDON TCCS LTD 16 Jan 2013