Sevenoaks, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 228 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SevenoaksUK
    2013228134,802
    2012231131,491
    % change-1.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013657588
    New companies in 2012736791
    % change-11.0%11.9%-3.3%
    Record Year2012 (73)2013 (75)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SevenoaksUK
    201310477,914
    201211767,576
    % change-11.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2012 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013373334
    Closed companies in 2012435024
    % change-14.0%-34.0%42%
    Record Year2012 (43)2012 (50)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 124 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SevenoaksUK
    201312456,888
    201211463,915
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013284254
    Net growth in 2012301767
    Record Year2003 (37)2013 (42)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sevenoaks formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sevenoaks
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-20.2%11.1%0.0%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 2005 when 36.2% of all directors were female.

    32.3% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.50%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES1.14%PROPERTY2.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.98%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.89%DESIGN1.79%
    SEVENOAKS0.89%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PARTNERS0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    SPORTS0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CAPITAL0.73%LONDON1.72%
    DESIGN0.73%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    LONDON0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    SOLAR0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    PARTNERSHIP0.57%J1.56%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%CARE1.46%
    EVENTS0.41%IT1.43%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.41%PROPERTIES1.36%
    IT0.41%M1.25%
    D0.41%BUILDING1.21%
    BUILDING0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FOR0.41%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BLUE0.33%TRAINING1.17%
    PRODUCTIONS0.33%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied413249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9254,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6732,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5123,532
    99999 - Dormant Company4843,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3424,894
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2616,448
    41100 - Development of building projects248,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified196,954
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate185,059
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified164,819
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    98000 - Residents property management144,579
    43210 - Electrical installation145,625
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,332
    35110 - Production of electricity121,854
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis115,104

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08387961 STAPLEY I.T. SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08390710 TRADE PLAST LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391007 LUCY ALEXANDRA BATT LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08395849 OZMEDIA LTD. 08 Feb 2013
    08401865 GRANVILLE APARTMENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08406710 CRAZY CRAFT LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08407843 CLEAR IT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08409087 BOURNE TO BLOOM LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08415535 OCCAM DATA SCIENCE LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08418843 SECOND NATURE GARDEN DESIGN LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08389549 TRINITY VILLAGE (PHASE 3) RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08405524 GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08414612 HSN CONTRACTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08387202 GREEN'S PMO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    OC382334 RUSHMORE PARTNERS LLP 11 Feb 2013
    08397967 WE TEACH MUSIC LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398198 SPOONBILL COPYWRITING LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08399631 HARKERS DECORATING LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    OC382367 EDENEDGE MANAGED ACCOUNT LLP 12 Feb 2013
    08399796 MISS MISS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08408899 LIVEACTION CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412969 KENT VINEYARD LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413618 TILE ONCE LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08415366 MCGECHIE LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08420122 STYLED SURFACE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013