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

  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 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)SevenoaksUK
    2012177118,868
    2011160114,512
    % change10.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (188) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012706146
    New companies in 2011515059
    % change37.3%22.0%-22.0%
    Record Year2012 (70)2007 (63)2009 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    201210474,772
    20118772,230
    % change19.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012394223
    Closed companies in 2011293325
    % change34.5%27.3%-8%
    Record Year2012 (39)2008 (66)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    20127344,096
    20117342,282
    Record Year 2006 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012311923
    Net growth in 2011221734
    Record Year2008 (51)2007 (34)2006 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change23.1%22.9%-22.9%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.9%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    FOR2.56%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.48%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    POWER2.32%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    FREE2.23%PROPERTY2.35%
    SCHOOLS2.23%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES1.57%DESIGN1.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    INFRASTRUCTURE1.24%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING1.08%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SEVENOAKS0.91%MEDIA1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%LONDON1.67%
    INVESTMENTS0.83%J1.55%
    LONDON0.83%GLOBAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.74%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CAPITAL0.74%IT1.43%
    PARTNERSHIP0.74%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PARTNERS0.66%CARE1.32%
    INVESTMENT0.66%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.58%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    EVENTS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%S1.17%
    BLUE0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied496331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6533,677
    7487 - Other business activities4735,545
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products40159
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3719,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2313,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified229,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    9999 - Dormant Company1912,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy188,437
    74990 - Non-trading company159,203
    41100 - Development of building projects144,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,943
    98000 - Residents property management102,786
    7260 - Other computer related activities94,979
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate93,003
    86900 - Other human health activities84,998
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified82,968
    9305 - Other service activities86,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08127767 PREMIUM BEVERAGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08135986 OWNSE LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08139157 LEISURE EFFICIENCY IV LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08141431 HARRIS ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SOUTH EAST) LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08146804 HARLEQUIN TRANSIT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147839 ATAV LTD 18 Jul 2012
    OC377121 GLAZEWING PROPERTY LLP 20 Jul 2012
    08154190 PURE TRANSPORT LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08154817 SPATIAL DIMENSIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08153164 DEERLEAP DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08126710 LIFETIME SOLUTIONS WILLS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126939 EXPERTS RECRUITING EXPERTS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127366 MA FENCING & LANDSCAPING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131027 LONDON SHAREHOLDINGS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132101 BAY FX CAPITAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    OC376837 THE WELLS PHYSIOTHERAPY COURSES LLP 11 Jul 2012
    08138223 LURLINE PARTNERS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08139308 A AND M SOUTHEAST ELECTRICAL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08139679 THE ECCENTRIC ADVENTURE LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08143053 BLUWORLD LTD 13 Jul 2012
    OC377072 PODIA PROMOTIONS LLP 19 Jul 2012
    OC377114 ALLIED PRACTICES LLP 20 Jul 2012
    OC377170 TEC360 LLP 24 Jul 2012
    OC377275 BROADWAY CAPITAL LLP 27 Jul 2012
    08161072 NATURAL HEALTH VET LTD 30 Jul 2012