Sevenoaks, Kent
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 197 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Sevenoaks UK 2013 197 132,684 2012 177 118,868 % change 11.3% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (197) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 54 64 79 New companies in 2012 70 61 46 % change -22.9% 4.9% 71.7% Record Year 2012 (70) 2013 (64) 2009 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Sevenoaks UK 2013 120 86,170 2012 104 75,908 % change 15.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 31 40 49 Closed companies in 2012 39 42 23 % change -20.5% -4.8% 113% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (66) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 77 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Sevenoaks UK 2013 77 46,514 2012 73 42,960 Record Year 2006 (90) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 23 24 30 Net growth in 2012 31 19 23 Record Year 2008 (51) 2007 (34) 2006 (47)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Sevenoaks 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -30.9% -3.8% 50.6% Record Year 1990 (0.2%) 1987 (0.2%) 2009 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 2005 when 36.3% of all directors were female.
33.6% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.65% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 2.09% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.45% INVESTMENTS 1.13% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.13% TRADING 2.08% DEVELOPMENTS 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.83% SEVENOAKS 0.88% LONDON 1.79% KENT 0.88% DESIGN 1.78% SOLAR 0.80% BUSINESS 1.74% LONDON 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRADING 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.64% CARE 1.64% CONSULTANTS 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CAPITAL 0.64% GLOBAL 1.59% FS 0.64% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% SPORTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.53% J 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.45% D 0.56% IT 1.39% HEALTH 0.48% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CLEANING 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% IT 0.48% CAPITAL 1.19% PARTNERSHIP 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ROAD 0.40% TRAINING 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 414 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 60 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 49 46,169 74990 - Non-trading company 38 14,228 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 25 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,590 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,104 86900 - Other human health activities 16 9,203 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 16 5,430 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,724 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 15 5,160 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 8,312 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,516 98000 - Residents property management 13 4,680 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,171 35110 - Production of electricity 12 2,004
Recent Companies
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