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 07171799 KONIM TRADING LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07166747 CONCLUCID LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07161985 4200TECHNICAL LTD 18 Feb 2010 07154502 STONE HAIR SALON LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07154221 D READING CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07153637 SENNOCKE PROPERTY LTD. 10 Feb 2010 07148844 RAINBOW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS LIMITED 06 Feb 2010 OC352589 THE QUALITY EXCHANGE LLP 24 Feb 2010 07167515 TOLSEY MEAD CONSULTANTS LTD 24 Feb 2010 07165668 SM-ISLA SALES AND MARKETING LTD 23 Feb 2010 07163237 GRACE CHRISTIAN TRUST 19 Feb 2010 07162328 KK EUROPEAN LTD 18 Feb 2010 07162158 A AND P INNS COMPANY LIMITED 18 Feb 2010 07160810 MUSIC INITIATIVES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07159698 SONNEX ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07159374 THE CUPBOARD SHOP LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07158591 KENT INDIAN LTD 16 Feb 2010 07157659 GREYSTOKE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07153488 C L R PLASTERING LTD 10 Feb 2010 07153113 WALFORD INVEST LTD 10 Feb 2010 07152770 FAIRHILLS LTD 10 Feb 2010 07151302 ICONNIC LTD 09 Feb 2010 07143731 BERKELEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07143704 ISERV LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07142414 F.E.L SKIPHIRE LTD 02 Feb 2010
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