Sevenoaks, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 193 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sevenoaks UK 2014 193 150,722 2013 228 134,802 % change -15.4% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 58 55 80 New companies in 2013 65 75 88 % change -10.8% -26.7% -9.1% Record Year 2012 (73) 2013 (75) 2007 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sevenoaks UK 2014 134 82,370 2013 104 77,914 % change 28.8% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (134) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 38 49 47 Closed companies in 2013 37 33 34 % change 2.7% 48.5% 38% Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (50) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 59 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sevenoaks UK 2014 59 68,352 2013 124 56,888 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 20 6 33 Net growth in 2013 28 42 54 Record Year 2003 (37) 2013 (42) 2007 (82)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sevenoaks 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -16.5% -32.3% -24.1% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 2008 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 2005 when 36.2% of all directors were female.
33.8% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.32% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.49% FS 1.07% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.07% TRADING 2.05% CAPITAL 1.07% LONDON 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.86% SEVENOAKS 0.89% CARE 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUSINESS 0.80% DESIGN 1.75% KENT 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.80% BUSINESS 1.71% PROPERTIES 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.71% GLOBAL 1.58% COMMUNICATIONS 0.71% J 1.48% CLEANING 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRADING 0.62% MEDIA 1.48% LONDON 0.62% IT 1.33% D 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% GREEN 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% INVESTMENT 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% M 1.21% FARM 0.53% CAPITAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 450 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 108 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 69 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 50 47,084 74990 - Non-trading company 34 14,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 18,491 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,855 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,155 86900 - Other human health activities 16 10,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,509 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 5,920 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 13 3,177 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 5,537 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,885 73110 - Advertising agencies 12 3,882 70221 - Financial management 11 3,282 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 93199 - Other sports activities 11 3,848
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