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.

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 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)SevenoaksUK
    2013197132,684
    2012177118,868
    % change11.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (197) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013546479
    New companies in 2012706146
    % change-22.9%4.9%71.7%
    Record Year2012 (70)2013 (64)2009 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    201312086,170
    201210475,908
    % change15.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013314049
    Closed companies in 2012394223
    % change-20.5%-4.8%113%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (66)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    20137746,514
    20127342,960
    Record Year 2006 (90) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013232430
    Net growth in 2012311923
    Record Year2008 (51)2007 (34)2006 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-30.9%-3.8%50.6%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1987 (0.2%)2009 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.65%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.09%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.61%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    INVESTMENTS1.13%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%TRADING2.08%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.96%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SEVENOAKS0.88%LONDON1.79%
    KENT0.88%DESIGN1.78%
    SOLAR0.80%BUSINESS1.74%
    LONDON0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADING0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CAPITAL0.64%GLOBAL1.59%
    FS0.64%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    SPORTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.56%PROPERTIES1.45%
    D0.56%IT1.39%
    HEALTH0.48%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLEANING0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    IT0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    PARTNERSHIP0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ROAD0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied414260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8854,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6834,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6025,547
    99999 - Dormant Company4946,169
    74990 - Non-trading company3814,228
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3226,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2817,715
    41100 - Development of building projects259,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified217,590
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,104
    86900 - Other human health activities169,203
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate165,430
    43210 - Electrical installation155,724
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified155,160
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate148,312
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,516
    98000 - Residents property management134,680
    74100 - specialised design activities124,171
    35110 - Production of electricity122,004

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08674380 MY EXPERT SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675321 AVELERE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08680075 PROPERTY CROWD LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08685337 SASSY & SAVVY PRODUCTIONS LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08691271 FS HIGH PENN LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08695392 ENERGY (SE) SUPPLIES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08699700 SEVENOAKS PHYSIOTHERAPY RUNNING LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702650 CEPHEUS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704058 SELF (KENT) RETAIL LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704214 TUBBS HILL HOUSING LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705897 FS FORD FARM SOLAR 1 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706007 FS FORD FARM SOLAR 2 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08708327 ASSURED PRE - CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08708617 OLI KELLETT LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08710370 THE WOODMAN INN LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711817 BURLEYOAK HOMES LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08676598 LA MACCHINA CAFE LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677998 NICK WALDRON LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    OC387681 FRESH COFFEE PRODUCTS LLP 05 Sep 2013
    08680066 EVERSOURCE LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08688852 HITCHCOCK STUDIOS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08694860 FILIPS PROPERTIES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696991 5TWENTY4 LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08699878 BARBUR LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702867 CAFE 1809 LTD 24 Sep 2013