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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2013 228 134,802 2012 231 131,491 % change -1.3% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 65 75 88 New companies in 2012 73 67 91 % change -11.0% 11.9% -3.3% Record Year 2012 (73) 2013 (75) 2007 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2013 104 77,914 2012 117 67,576 % change -11.1% 15.3% Record Year 2012 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 37 33 34 Closed companies in 2012 43 50 24 % change -14.0% -34.0% 42% Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (50) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sevenoaks UK 2013 124 56,888 2012 114 63,915 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 28 42 54 Net growth in 2012 30 17 67 Record Year 2003 (37) 2013 (42) 2007 (82)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -20.2% 11.1% 0.0% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 2008 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.50% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.14% PROPERTY 2.44% INVESTMENTS 0.98% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% SEVENOAKS 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.78% PARTNERS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% SPORTS 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CAPITAL 0.73% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% LONDON 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% SOLAR 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% PARTNERSHIP 0.57% J 1.56% MAINTENANCE 0.49% CARE 1.46% EVENTS 0.41% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.36% IT 0.41% M 1.25% D 0.41% BUILDING 1.21% BUILDING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19% FOR 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BLUE 0.33% TRAINING 1.17% PRODUCTIONS 0.33% SECURITY 1.15%
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 413 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 48 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 16,448 41100 - Development of building projects 24 8,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 6,954 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 18 5,059 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 16 4,819 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 8,099 98000 - Residents property management 14 4,579 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,625 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 4,332 35110 - Production of electricity 12 1,854 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,664 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 5,104
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08395849 OZMEDIA LTD. 08 Feb 2013 08406710 CRAZY CRAFT LTD 18 Feb 2013 08409087 BOURNE TO BLOOM LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08410863 KELLY KINETICS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08416715 STERLING AESTHETICS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08418472 MANOR HOUSE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08418983 PHYSIO-LOGIK LTD 26 Feb 2013 08421888 RAJBAL LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08422105 SPRINGVIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD 27 Feb 2013 08417555 ANGEL DOG TRAINING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08386066 HARVEY BOYD TRADING LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 OC382182 BAMBRAM INVESTMENTS LLP 05 Feb 2013 08394314 AMETUS LTD 07 Feb 2013 OC382334 RUSHMORE PARTNERS LLP 11 Feb 2013 08398198 SPOONBILL COPYWRITING LTD 11 Feb 2013 OC382367 EDENEDGE MANAGED ACCOUNT LLP 12 Feb 2013 08404470 SAV COMMERCIAL LTD 15 Feb 2013 OC382650 SEFA EVENTS LLP 19 Feb 2013 08411722 REAM DIGITAL LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08412969 KENT VINEYARD LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08413618 TILE ONCE LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08413710 DTS TILING LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 OC382710 VERVE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LLP 21 Feb 2013 08415366 MCGECHIE LTD 22 Feb 2013 08418131 CARING FOR UK LTD 25 Feb 2013
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