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Sevenoaks, Kent

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SevenoaksUK
    2012231131,491
    2011175116,391
    % change32.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012736791
    New companies in 2011556159
    % change32.7%9.8%54.2%
    Record Year2012 (73)2008 (67)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 27.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SevenoaksUK
    201211767,576
    20119290,987
    % change27.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (117) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012435024
    Closed companies in 2011282836
    % change53.6%78.6%-33%
    Record Year2012 (43)2012 (50)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 114 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SevenoaksUK
    201211463,915
    20118325,404
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012301767
    Net growth in 2011273323
    Record Year2003 (37)2003 (40)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Sevenoaks formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sevenoaks
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change13.8%-6.0%44.2%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1968 (0.6%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    FOR2.55%CONSULTING5.07%
    POWER2.30%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    FREE2.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SCHOOLS2.22%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT2.06%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTING1.89%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING1.23%ENGINEERING1.86%
    INFRASTRUCTURE1.23%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY1.15%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    INVESTMENTS1.15%BUSINESS1.73%
    LONDON0.91%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SEVENOAKS0.82%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%J1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CAPITAL0.82%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CARE1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.58%M1.27%
    SALES0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENT0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    BLUE0.49%S1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied352216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7835,233
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products57212
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4219,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,637
    9999 - Dormant Company2818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,113
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,303
    41100 - Development of building projects154,984
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,931
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified93,136

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07899404 PL CONSULT LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07907575 PUTTY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909593 ARSENAL SOCCER SCHOOLS (KENT) LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07913050 HISTORIC BENTLEY LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913213 HISTORIC CLASSICS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07915128 SALT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07918003 IRBARIS NOMINEES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918556 COBDEN LAND & PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07923076 BEST IN PRINT LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07925274 AMUSE PRIVATE CATERERS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07929160 WISHFORD H2 LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07930154 BEACON ROADSIDE LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    OC371621 CHASE EXPEDITIONS LLP 19 Jan 2012
    07895448 M GRIFFIN LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07913057 FREEDOM TRADING LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07900867 REACHACROSS (UK) 06 Jan 2012
    07908185 DIAMOND BEAUTY TREATMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07914090 LONDON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (M25) LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914143 BARTY LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07920316 HEYWOOD CHAUFFEURS LTD. 23 Jan 2012
    07926637 SIF CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07930497 CLUB SEETS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    OC371276 CEDAR HALL CLINIC (THURROCK) LLP 10 Jan 2012
    OC371497 ALMADRABA PARTNERSHIP LLP 17 Jan 2012
    OC371534 DE MARIA LLP 18 Jan 2012