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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
    07758894 EMMEXX SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07763684 COFFEVOLUTION LTD. 06 Sep 2011
    07765746 A&A HOSPITALITY TRAINING LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07767626 CHIVVY LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07771917 FORESIGHT ITS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774651 FRSI MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07776651 BAT&BALL CAR SALES LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07779252 HMM CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780781 TAI-ZEN SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781068 LITTLE CITIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783260 SUNFLOWER LETTINGS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    OC367990 TGWALS JV LLP 13 Sep 2011
    07789680 APTIL PHARMA LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07759325 RED ROBOT IT LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07771151 GROVE PROPERTY SPECIALISTS LTD. 13 Sep 2011
    07776889 SMITH & MULLER LTD. 16 Sep 2011
    07786797 TEWAN LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07767439 ABACUS WEALTH ADVICE LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07775497 H & R LA STRADA LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777373 GREEN HEAT & POWER LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07779551 BLACKHALL CAPITAL LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07779721 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SKILLS TRAINING ACADEMY LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07780427 C. READ CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07785361 GREEN JIGSAW LTD 23 Sep 2011
    OC368454 KENSINGTON VENTURES LLP 29 Sep 2011