Sidcup, Kent

Q1 2014 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 (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)SidcupUK
    2014155150,722
    2013134134,802
    % change15.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014454664
    New companies in 2013484541
    % change-6.3%2.2%56.1%
    Record Year2012 (51)2012 (48)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SidcupUK
    20148682,370
    20139877,914
    % change-12.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (98) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014322430
    Closed companies in 2013492722
    % change-34.7%-11.1%36%
    Record Year2013 (49)2010 (27)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SidcupUK
    20146968,352
    20133656,888
    Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014132234
    Net growth in 2013-11819
    Record Year2012 (21)2007 (35)2007 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-12.3%-5.6%30.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2004 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.05%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY2.05%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ELECTRICAL1.72%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY1.08%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANTS1.08%LONDON1.88%
    SPARE1.08%ENGINEERING1.86%
    OFFICE1.08%CARE1.79%
    R1.08%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.75%DESIGN1.75%
    LONDON0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    S0.75%PROPERTIES1.60%
    IT0.75%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUILDING0.65%GLOBAL1.58%
    HOLDINGS0.65%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PRODUCTIONS0.65%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.65%IT1.33%
    RAIL0.65%TRANSPORT1.30%
    G0.65%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HEALTH0.65%BUILDING1.24%
    RANGEFORD0.54%M1.21%
    CLEANING0.54%CAPITAL1.20%
    LITTLE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.19%

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 classified18456,411
    None Supplied172280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5537,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5427,750
    41100 - Development of building projects249,855
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2126,700
    99999 - Dormant Company2147,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1618,491
    86900 - Other human health activities1410,273
    73110 - Advertising agencies143,882
    43210 - Electrical installation135,885
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation104,866
    74100 - specialised design activities104,475
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,236
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919794 WELL HALL FLOORING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921220 D2JS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08929794 CINRJE LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08932549 BEARSTED TRADING LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932554 J P CARPETS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932682 OFFICE SPARE 15 LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936378 NJE CONTROLS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938463 PASK HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08940250 PRINTMOST (LONDON) LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940913 OJ'S WASTE DISPOSAL LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08948773 DJM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949944 GETMORMEDIA LTD. 20 Mar 2014
    08950547 CABERNET INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950656 LUCKY 13 CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08956927 HEALTH FIRST GP LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958230 DOUG CHAPMAN PIANO SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959629 A M ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08962472 K66 SURF DIVISION LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08962803 BLACK CAVIAR IT LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08963168 GEVE LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08967193 JTCAN LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08920122 LITTLE WINGS THE UMBRELLA COMPANY LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921862 WOW TACO PIZZA LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08923859 LK PLUMBING LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08931309 JAMES SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014