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Sevenoaks, Kent

Q1 2011 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 175 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SevenoaksUK
    2011175116,391
    2010176105,137
    % change-0.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (211) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011556159
    New companies in 2010405977
    % change37.5%3.4%-23.4%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (67)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SevenoaksUK
    20119290,986
    201010382,677
    % change-10.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (115) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011282836
    Closed companies in 2010293539
    % change-3.4%-20.0%-8%
    Record Year2007 (33)2010 (35)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SevenoaksUK
    20118325,405
    20107322,460
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011273323
    Net growth in 2010112438
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Sevenoaks formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sevenoaks
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change18.7%-9.1%-26.9%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 48.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    31.4% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%CONSULTING5.04%
    TRADING1.47%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.20%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANTS1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    SOLAR0.83%TRADING2.10%
    PROPERTIES0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    VCT0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    FORESIGHT0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PLC0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUSINESS0.64%LONDON1.60%
    DESIGN0.64%CARE1.45%
    ENERGY0.64%J1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    KENT0.55%IT1.41%
    K0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    LONDON0.55%M1.30%
    J0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SEVENOAKS0.55%S1.24%
    MEDIA0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    IN0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied347202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9530,253
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products57200
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4216,150
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,916
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2110,246
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply167,000
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,183
    74990 - Non-trading company168,695
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    7020 - Letting of own property101,397
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07540712 STI CAR PRODUCTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07527254 SKYDIVE (HEADCORN) LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07526425 PLASTER MOTIF LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07518735 SUETEST4FEB LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07514920 NORTHERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    OC361660 O22G LLP 09 Feb 2011
    OC361886 WHITE HART DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LLP 16 Feb 2011
    OC361924 LONGEVITY FITNESS LLP 17 Feb 2011
    OC361936 TINKLE CARE LLP 17 Feb 2011
    07532920 NATIONWIDE REMOVALS SEVENOAKS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07543957 CASCADE EGHAM CLOSE CARE LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543475 AJK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07540308 XYBER LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07537521 JES TRADING LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07536156 SCS WHEELS (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535931 ACTS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07528278 ANDY CARROLL PROMOTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07524520 BLACK LAKE LFP LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522083 G. LAMBERT CONSULTING LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07520282 AQUA ENGINEERING HORIZON (UK) LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07518839 BAGGREGATES LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07516692 BYERLEY LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514635 RUBYRUSH LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513465 6 STATION ROAD BOROUGH GREEN (FREEHOLD) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    OC361999 EXPORT SALES PARTNER LLP 21 Feb 2011