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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
    07698538 GFS (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699065 GFS FOUNDER PARTNER LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700265 INDEPENDENT DESIGN HOUSE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702122 FLETCHERS FACILITIES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07706836 STONEWELL OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707344 GALLIUM CAPITAL LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07717258 BUILDCREST LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07693548 BET ONE WAY LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07696738 STAR APPS LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07701875 NEWLANDS JOINERY LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07705871 NDA GYMNASTICS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07711623 KENT BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07689447 WAINE WALKER INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07689822 WHITEBEAM REFURBISHMENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691608 GAMMA MEDICAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07701753 O.S.A.T LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07704641 MERIDIAN SOURCING LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07705563 FOXGLOVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07706034 CLASSIC EVENTS LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706821 BLENHEIM PROJECTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07711648 OCTAVE ESTATES LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07711796 BROMLEY TODDLER SENSE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712030 BABY&MORE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713425 LEYTON GROUP CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07717060 DATASAFE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011