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
    08425372 EAGLE TAVERN (KENT) LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426566 KABOOM CREATIVE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08431031 JORDANS SPORTS GROUNDS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08432073 TCF MORTGAGES LTD. 06 Mar 2013
    08432188 TRACKFORCE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08434689 SG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08438321 CAPIUM LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440780 GLOBAL AWAKENING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441662 OAK JOINERY (LONDON) LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08443482 JAMJAR (HORSHAM) LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08444177 BOWES WOOD CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08450258 HJH FLOORING LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08452554 CLEAN WINDOWS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08452971 LANGFORD WALKER LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08456389 OLIFANT (UK) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457814 NORTHSTAR 1973 ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460275 DUNCAN KENDALL CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08465995 CLOTH3D LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08437131 E-VAPORISE LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08438535 GNB CONTRACTING LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08441864 CHRONUS CAPITAL LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08450686 BEN CURRAN LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08453092 GEORANET COMPUTERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08459823 CHRISTIAN DAVID SMITH LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460344 LIEF LTD 25 Mar 2013