Sidcup, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 201 companies were registered in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sidcup UK 2015 201 161,156 2014 155 150,722 % change 29.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (201) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 65 68 68 New companies in 2014 45 46 64 % change 44.4% 47.8% 6.3% Record Year 2015 (65) 2015 (68) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Sidcup during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sidcup UK 2015 87 89,523 2014 86 82,370 % change 1.2% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (98) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Sidcup when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 22 35 30 Closed companies in 2014 32 24 30 % change -31.3% 45.8% 0% Record Year 2013 (49) 2015 (35) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Sidcup during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 114 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sidcup UK 2015 114 71,633 2014 69 68,352 Record Year 2007 (122) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sidcup when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 43 33 38 Net growth in 2014 13 22 34 Record Year 2015 (43) 2007 (35) 2007 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Sidcup formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sidcup 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 41.6% 36.1% -3.2% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 2004 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sidcup was in 2007 when 28.3% of all directors were female.
20.9% of all director appointments in Sidcup in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.60% CONSULTING 5.23% ELECTRICAL 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.18% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 1.09% CARE 2.13% LONDON 1.01% ENGINEERING 2.12% RAIL 1.01% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.92% TRADING 1.88% PLUMBING 0.84% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DESIGN 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.59% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.50% J 1.55% CAM 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MAINTENANCE 0.50% BUSINESS 1.49% PARK 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PRODUCTIONS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.50% BUILDING 1.31% DIGITAL 0.42% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% TRADING 0.42% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 191 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 163 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 34 11,863 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 30,825 43210 - Electrical installation 25 6,139 74100 - specialised design activities 23 4,892 99999 - Dormant Company 20 49,474 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 73110 - Advertising agencies 17 4,181 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 19,098 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 8,909 86900 - Other human health activities 13 13,990 49320 - Taxi operation 12 1,740 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 7,797 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 10 13,794 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,080 71129 - Other engineering activities 9 6,278
Recent Companies
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