Sevenoaks, Kent

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SevenoaksUK
    2010176105,137
    200917891,034
    % change-1.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (211) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010405977
    New companies in 2009605266
    % change-33.3%13.5%16.7%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (67)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SevenoaksUK
    201010382,677
    2009115108,060
    % change-10.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010293539
    Closed companies in 2009312064
    % change-6.5%75.0%-39%
    Record Year2007 (33)2010 (35)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SevenoaksUK
    20107322,460
    200963-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010112438
    Net growth in 200929322
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Sevenoaks formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sevenoaks
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-38.2%-2.8%-3.1%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADING3.02%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT2.56%CONSULTING4.60%
    ASSOCIATES1.55%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CAPITAL1.37%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTING1.28%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%TRADING1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.82%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.73%MEDIA1.84%
    SOUTH0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTIES0.73%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    KENT0.73%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PROPERTY0.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUILDING0.64%J1.48%
    MARKETING0.64%LONDON1.45%
    GROUP0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    FUTURES0.64%GROUP1.37%
    J0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PARTNERS0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    EAST0.55%CARE1.33%
    HOMES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (KENT)0.46%M1.28%
    INVESTMENT0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    INTERNATIONAL0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied330228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11774,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8026,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3914,007
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products35178
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2917,003
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities239,943
    99999 - Dormant Company2213,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering229,325
    74990 - Non-trading company218,149
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    41100 - Development of building projects184,513
    7499 - Non-trading company1815,398
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate174,131
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    7011 - Development & sell real estate135,300
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate102,973

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07204401 STUDIO 1 STAGE SCHOOL LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07202238 FXT TRADING LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07199230 P.D.L. VENTURES LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07188515 PATRICK HARRIS (SEVENOAKS) LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07172767 HANCOCK ESTATES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07206068 WINRISK CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07186681 39 ZERO CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07206350 RIDLEY & HICKS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206158 ACE DRAINAGE AND PLUMBING TEAM LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07201877 ABC INNOVATIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201714 ACHILL MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07199140 OCTAVE HOMES LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07191223 R & R TOOLING LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07185230 POSILLIPO AT ACQUA LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07184573 YLI INVESTMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07184537 ZHOU DERIVATIVES TRADING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183496 GURKHA CLEANING SOUTH EAST LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07183159 WORTHINGTON CAPITAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07180842 CONLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07180458 COLEBANK LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07172999 CAREERS IN FITNESS (GLOBAL) LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172911 DOUBLE GOLD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172905 SQUARE BOX AND PAINT LTD 01 Mar 2010
    OC353018 PROFTEX LLP 09 Mar 2010
    OC353722 YAO TRADING LLP 30 Mar 2010