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 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
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