Sevenoaks, Kent

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 163 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SevenoaksUK
    2010163101,492
    200918894,671
    % change-13.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (188) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010523477
    New companies in 2009435689
    % change20.9%-39.3%-13.5%
    Record Year2007 (67)2007 (63)2009 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SevenoaksUK
    201011387,705
    2009143159,401
    % change-21.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010254741
    Closed companies in 2009394460
    % change-35.9%6.8%-32%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (66)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SevenoaksUK
    20105013,787
    200945-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201027-1336
    Net growth in 200941229
    Record Year2008 (51)2007 (34)2006 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Sevenoaks
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.3%
    % change12.4%-44.9%-17.0%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.9%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.06%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRADING1.59%CONSULTING4.99%
    CAPITAL1.31%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.22%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.13%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    MARKETING0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    VCT0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    FORESIGHT0.75%MEDIA1.75%
    PLC0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.75%LONDON1.59%
    R0.75%ENGINEERING1.59%
    KENT0.66%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.66%CARE1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%J1.44%
    PROPERTY0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    M0.56%IT1.35%
    SEVENOAKS0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PLUMBING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SOUTH0.47%M1.28%
    P0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRUST0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied325202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11669,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7825,053
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products57202
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4013,161
    9999 - Dormant Company3621,484
    99999 - Dormant Company2214,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    7499 - Non-trading company2013,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities155,716
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified147,767
    74990 - Non-trading company147,649
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate133,631
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    41100 - Development of building projects123,688
    7020 - Letting of own property101,639
    9305 - Other service activities109,454

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330881 VORDEL (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07321462 SUREFIRE CLASSICAL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320636 HOLLINGWORTH LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316122 VSI CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07309925 HIX MEDIA LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07309764 KATHAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07307070 KJ ENERGY HEALTH LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07301785 ENVIROSE LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356267 THE GREEN H LLP 07 Jul 2010
    07307234 DTAM LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07326251 JUNIPER SOL UK LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07326139 AV ARCHITECTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323756 CITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322219 MILLETTS ELECTRICAL LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07322148 ASH PLATT LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07318698 FORWARD THINKING HEALTHCARE LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07316433 REMAP 2010 15 Jul 2010
    07314724 KNOLE TREE SERVICES LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312714 ISIS INDEMNITY SCHEME LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07309741 QUANTOL ADS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309220 ALAN PARNHAM 2010 LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07303481 RAZ CONNECTONS LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07302413 CORNWALL CLUBS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301999 ALPHANEXA NUTRITIONALS & HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356336 ROBERTS FUTURES LLP 09 Jul 2010