Sidcup, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sidcup UK 2014 155 150,722 2013 134 134,802 % change 15.7% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (157) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 45 46 64 New companies in 2013 48 45 41 % change -6.3% 2.2% 56.1% Record Year 2012 (51) 2012 (48) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sidcup UK 2014 86 82,370 2013 98 77,914 % change -12.2% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (98) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 32 24 30 Closed companies in 2013 49 27 22 % change -34.7% -11.1% 36% Record Year 2013 (49) 2010 (27) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Sidcup during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 69 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sidcup UK 2014 69 68,352 2013 36 56,888 Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 13 22 34 Net growth in 2013 -1 18 19 Record Year 2012 (21) 2007 (35) 2007 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Sidcup formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sidcup 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -12.3% -5.6% 30.3% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 2004 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sidcup was in 2005 when 35.6% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Sidcup in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 2.05% MANAGEMENT 4.67% ELECTRICAL 1.72% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.51% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 1.08% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANTS 1.08% LONDON 1.88% SPARE 1.08% ENGINEERING 1.86% OFFICE 1.08% CARE 1.79% R 1.08% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.75% DESIGN 1.75% LONDON 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DESIGN 0.75% BUSINESS 1.71% S 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.60% IT 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUILDING 0.65% GLOBAL 1.58% HOLDINGS 0.65% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PRODUCTIONS 0.65% MEDIA 1.48% J 0.65% IT 1.33% RAIL 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.30% G 0.65% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HEALTH 0.65% BUILDING 1.24% RANGEFORD 0.54% M 1.21% CLEANING 0.54% CAPITAL 1.20% LITTLE 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 184 56,411 None Supplied 172 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 27,750 41100 - Development of building projects 24 9,855 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 21 47,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 18,491 86900 - Other human health activities 14 10,273 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 3,882 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,885 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,521 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,559 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,509 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,135 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 10 4,866 74100 - specialised design activities 10 4,475 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 6,236 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 7,965
Recent Companies
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