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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2010 176 105,137 2009 178 91,034 % change -1.1% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (211) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 40 59 77 New companies in 2009 60 52 66 % change -33.3% 13.5% 16.7% Record Year 2009 (60) 2008 (67) 2007 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2010 103 82,677 2009 115 108,060 % change -10.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 29 35 39 Closed companies in 2009 31 20 64 % change -6.5% 75.0% -39% Record Year 2007 (33) 2010 (35) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2010 73 22,460 2009 63 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 11 24 38 Net growth in 2009 29 32 2 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2007 (82)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -38.2% -2.8% -3.1% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1968 (0.6%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 3.02% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.56% CONSULTING 4.60% ASSOCIATES 1.55% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CAPITAL 1.37% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTING 1.28% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.82% TRADING 1.93% INVESTMENTS 0.82% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGN 0.73% MEDIA 1.84% SOUTH 0.73% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTIES 0.73% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% KENT 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PROPERTY 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUILDING 0.64% J 1.48% MARKETING 0.64% LONDON 1.45% GROUP 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.45% FUTURES 0.64% GROUP 1.37% J 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% R 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% PARTNERS 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% EAST 0.55% CARE 1.33% HOMES 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (KENT) 0.46% M 1.28% INVESTMENT 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% INTERNATIONAL 0.46% S 1.23%
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 330 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 117 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 14,007 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 35 178 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 9,943 99999 - Dormant Company 22 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,149 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 9,659 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,513 7499 - Non-trading company 18 15,398 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 4,131 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,340 7011 - Development & sell real estate 13 5,300 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 10,331 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 2,973
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07208257 MONTCLAIR CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07204401 STUDIO 1 STAGE SCHOOL LTD 26 Mar 2010 07197342 ARIENA LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07191590 ICEBERG REAL ESTATE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010 07182838 FIELD MARSHAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07199467 RESECT LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07184920 SAXON MEWS (IWADE 7) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07204408 QUEENBOROUGH CLEANING LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07201714 ACHILL MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Mar 2010 07199140 OCTAVE HOMES LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07193070 COLLINS BESPOKE WINDOWS AND DOORS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07191223 R & R TOOLING LTD 16 Mar 2010 07185825 BUILDSCAPE LANDSCAPING GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07184914 JCS GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07184570 XING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07184569 SOLITAIRE FINANCIALS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07184551 G BAKER TRADING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07180465 QUANTUM LIGHTING LTD 05 Mar 2010 07180458 COLEBANK LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07179738 WALMOUNT LIMITED 05 Mar 2010 07173776 HONEYWOOD BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 OC352953 KENTON TRADING LLP 05 Mar 2010 OC353018 PROFTEX LLP 09 Mar 2010 OC353725 PETER ALEXANDER TRADING LLP 30 Mar 2010 OC353726 TWA FUTURES LLP 30 Mar 2010
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