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
    07359618 MR BOUNCY CASTLE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358642 PHILIP MOORE LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07356270 DILIGENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07352614 CAREMORE COMPANIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350599 PRIARANZA LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350521 WESTERHAM GREEN LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350362 HYDRO TURF (SOUTHERN) LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07349192 VELOMINI LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07345347 O WEBSTER LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07342025 HIGHWAY PLUMBING & DRAINAGE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339387 WINKWORTH PODIATRY LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07333722 LONDON CITY PR LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07359250 CUDHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST 27 Aug 2010
    07352850 EQUITABLE MARKETING LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07343425 BAKER & CO (OTFORD) LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07343052 HOME MEADOW MEWS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    OC357191 VORTEX ASSOCIATES LLP 16 Aug 2010
    07341306 HOWORTH AND FARMER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340220 KAI PRODUCTIONS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339403 M J SUTTON LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338739 KSA2 LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336710 BARRY SAUNDERS & PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335110 EATON DEVELOPMENTS KENT LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332641 LUCIENT PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    OC357167 STRIVING FOR INDEPENDENCE HOMES LLP 16 Aug 2010