Sevenoaks, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 177 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sevenoaks UK 2012 177 118,868 2011 160 114,512 % change 10.6% 3.8% Record Year 2009 (188) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 70 61 46 New companies in 2011 51 50 59 % change 37.3% 22.0% -22.0% Record Year 2012 (70) 2007 (63) 2009 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sevenoaks UK 2012 104 74,772 2011 87 72,230 % change 19.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 39 42 23 Closed companies in 2011 29 33 25 % change 34.5% 27.3% -8% Record Year 2012 (39) 2008 (66) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 73 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sevenoaks UK 2012 73 44,096 2011 73 42,282 Record Year 2006 (90) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 31 19 23 Net growth in 2011 22 17 34 Record Year 2008 (51) 2007 (34) 2006 (47)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sevenoaks 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 23.1% 22.9% -22.9% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1970 (0.9%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOR 2.56% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.48% MANAGEMENT 4.75% POWER 2.32% CONSULTANCY 3.28% FREE 2.23% PROPERTY 2.35% SCHOOLS 2.23% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 1.57% DESIGN 1.87% MANAGEMENT 1.49% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INFRASTRUCTURE 1.24% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 1.08% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.99% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SEVENOAKS 0.91% MEDIA 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.91% LONDON 1.67% INVESTMENTS 0.83% J 1.55% LONDON 0.83% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CAPITAL 0.74% IT 1.43% PARTNERSHIP 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.34% PARTNERS 0.66% CARE 1.32% INVESTMENT 0.66% M 1.27% BUSINESS 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.20% EVENTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.50% S 1.17% BLUE 0.50% SECURITY 1.16%
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 496 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 47 35,545 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 40 159 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 19 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 8,437 74990 - Non-trading company 15 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 14 4,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,943 98000 - Residents property management 10 2,786 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 4,979 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 3,003 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,998 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 2,968 9305 - Other service activities 8 6,142
Recent Companies
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