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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sidcup UK 2013 134 134,802 2012 146 131,491 % change -8.2% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (157) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 48 45 41 New companies in 2012 51 48 47 % change -5.9% -6.3% -12.8% Record Year 2012 (51) 2012 (48) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sidcup UK 2013 98 77,914 2012 67 67,576 % change 46.3% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (98) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 49 27 22 Closed companies in 2012 30 17 20 % change 63.3% 58.8% 10% Record Year 2013 (49) 2010 (27) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sidcup UK 2013 36 56,888 2012 79 63,915 Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -1 18 19 Net growth in 2012 21 31 27 Record Year 2012 (21) 2007 (35) 2007 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.6% -6.9% -9.8% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 2004 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.41% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.20% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANTS 0.96% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% CREATIVE 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% D 0.84% BUSINESS 1.77% LONDON 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.75% S 0.72% LONDON 1.72% M 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.71% C 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BUILDING 0.60% MEDIA 1.63% P 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% ELECTRICAL 0.60% J 1.56% JAMES 0.60% CARE 1.46% H 0.60% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MY 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% CARRADALE 0.48% M 1.25% JEWELLERY 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% RED 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INTERIORS 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.48% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 174 54,531 None Supplied 162 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 59 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 26 43,384 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 23 1,318 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 16 8,637 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 23,532 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,332 86900 - Other human health activities 11 8,465 49320 - Taxi operation 10 1,515 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,145 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,129 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,248 7487 - Other business activities 9 7,556 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 8,099 71129 - Other engineering activities 8 4,226 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 4,819
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