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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2012 231 131,491 2011 175 116,391 % change 32.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 73 67 91 New companies in 2011 55 61 59 % change 32.7% 9.8% 54.2% Record Year 2012 (73) 2008 (67) 2007 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2012 117 67,576 2011 92 90,987 % change 27.2% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (117) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 43 50 24 Closed companies in 2011 28 28 36 % change 53.6% 78.6% -33% Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (50) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2012 114 63,915 2011 83 25,404 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 30 17 67 Net growth in 2011 27 33 23 Record Year 2003 (37) 2003 (40) 2007 (82)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 13.8% -6.0% 44.2% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1968 (0.6%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOR 2.55% CONSULTING 5.07% POWER 2.30% MANAGEMENT 4.74% FREE 2.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SCHOOLS 2.22% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 2.06% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTING 1.89% DESIGN 1.93% TRADING 1.23% ENGINEERING 1.86% INFRASTRUCTURE 1.23% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 1.15% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INVESTMENTS 1.15% BUSINESS 1.73% LONDON 0.91% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SEVENOAKS 0.82% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.82% J 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.82% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CAPITAL 0.82% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% IT 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CARE 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUSINESS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.58% M 1.27% SALES 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENT 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% BLUE 0.49% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 352 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 88 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 35,233 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 57 212 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 28 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 14,303 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,984 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,931 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,145 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 3,136
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07971471 CHUNKY BUM LTD. 01 Mar 2012 07983862 YOUTH UNITED FOUNDATION 09 Mar 2012 07985516 SALISBURY INFRASTRUCTURE 1 LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07985574 LICHFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE 9 LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07985594 YORK INFRASTRUCTURE 3 LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07985718 CANTERBURY INFRASTRUCTURE 15 LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07992202 SOUTH ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Mar 2012 07999319 X3 REA ACCOUNTING LTD 21 Mar 2012 07999461 GFS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08005655 FLIGHT AVIARIES LTD 26 Mar 2012 07987189 FOOTBALL EMPORIUM LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07995980 SPORTACUS LTD 19 Mar 2012 07999061 LJM DEVELOPMENTS LTD 21 Mar 2012 08010465 THE HARROW INN KNOCKHOLT LTD 28 Mar 2012 08012785 METALLOGENIC MINING LIMITED 30 Mar 2012 08014274 OXLEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 30 Mar 2012 07975655 PICK & MIX FILMS LTD 05 Mar 2012 07977722 STC ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07992275 DENASUS LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07993624 EVENTSMITH LTD 16 Mar 2012 07996651 CLARET AND BLUE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 08005192 TEMLA LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 08006754 LAB DLP LTD 26 Mar 2012 08013115 LEAN-6SIGMA PARTNERS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012 OC373358 WEBBER ENTERPRISES LLP 14 Mar 2012
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