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Sevenoaks, Kent

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 160 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SevenoaksUK
    2011160114,512
    2010163101,492
    % change-1.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (188) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011515059
    New companies in 2010523477
    % change-1.9%47.1%-23.4%
    Record Year2007 (67)2007 (63)2009 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SevenoaksUK
    20118772,230
    201011387,705
    % change-23.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011293325
    Closed companies in 2010254741
    % change16.0%-29.8%-39%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (66)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SevenoaksUK
    20117342,282
    20105013,787
    Record Year 2006 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011221734
    Net growth in 201027-1336
    Record Year2008 (51)2007 (34)2006 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sevenoaks
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-10.2%23.8%-30.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.9%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.0% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.42%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.97%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING1.70%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANTS1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    CAPITAL0.90%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%DESIGN1.94%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.81%BUSINESS1.82%
    K0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.63%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    GREEN0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.63%LONDON1.63%
    LONDON0.63%J1.47%
    ENERGY0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    SEVENOAKS0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.63%CARE1.42%
    SALES0.63%IT1.38%
    SOLAR0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CARE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%M1.25%
    PARTNERS0.54%ENERGY1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied339204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8929,245
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products57235
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4115,760
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,755
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2410,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,551
    9305 - Other service activities1510,525
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,345
    41100 - Development of building projects123,697
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    4545 - Other building completion92,731
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,032
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07724449 BE MORE LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725398 EDENBOX LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726254 RWK PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726431 SIMPSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728512 TOTALPLANNING LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07729343 LAND EQUITY LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732610 JAMIFICATION LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07732737 PINE LODGE CONSULTING LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07741292 COFFEE POWERHOUSE LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07748110 IT LEARNING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07750473 EJJ ADVISORY LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07744391 BEXLEYHEATH METALS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    OC367273 WK HOUSING CONSULTANCY LLP 15 Aug 2011
    07730883 PENTIRE INNOVATION LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07734590 SPEEDING HIPPO LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07752366 FILM COOLIO LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07757062 HILLSEEKER LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07757389 FIRST CLASS CLEARANCE LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07727566 LUSH AND GREEN LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07730669 THE OFFICE OF SILENT INTELLIGENCE LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07737346 DK CLOSE PROTECTION LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07746245 SPECIALIST TOBACCO GUIDANCE (NORTHERN) LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07746427 AEG CAPITAL LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07756934 GAVIN O'MEARA LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07755190 CELERUS LIMITED 30 Aug 2011