Sevenoaks, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)SevenoaksUK
    2014193150,722
    2013228134,802
    % change-15.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014585580
    New companies in 2013657588
    % change-10.8%-26.7%-9.1%
    Record Year2012 (73)2013 (75)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    201413482,370
    201310477,914
    % change28.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014384947
    Closed companies in 2013373334
    % change2.7%48.5%38%
    Record Year2012 (43)2012 (50)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    20145968,352
    201312456,888
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201420633
    Net growth in 2013284254
    Record Year2003 (37)2013 (42)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-16.5%-32.3%-24.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.32%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.96%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.60%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    FS1.07%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%TRADING2.05%
    CAPITAL1.07%LONDON1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.98%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SEVENOAKS0.89%CARE1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.80%DESIGN1.75%
    KENT0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.80%BUSINESS1.71%
    PROPERTIES0.71%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%GLOBAL1.58%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.71%J1.48%
    CLEANING0.71%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRADING0.62%MEDIA1.48%
    LONDON0.62%IT1.33%
    D0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    GREEN0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    INVESTMENT0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%M1.21%
    FARM0.53%CAPITAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.53%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied450280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10856,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8137,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6926,700
    99999 - Dormant Company5047,084
    74990 - Non-trading company3414,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3327,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3018,491
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,509
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate135,920
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles133,177
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified135,537
    43210 - Electrical installation125,885
    73110 - Advertising agencies123,882
    70221 - Financial management113,282
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    93199 - Other sports activities113,848

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918032 M4 LIGHTING LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08923990 XBORDERZ LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925890 HEI'S FISH & CHIPS & CHINESE TK LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08928987 ROSSKEEN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08930348 ARDROSS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08941349 EIP PROPERTY LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08945001 CHEEKY BOOM BOOM LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08949444 LONGBENTON CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Mar 2014
    OC392061 MOLECOMB INVESTMENTS LLP 20 Mar 2014
    08958745 T & K CONSULTANTS LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08959805 CONNECT CENTRE LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08964097 BCOUNSULTING LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08918620 DB TOOLING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08924682 HOLLYOAK PETCARE LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926061 ZEERA SOUTH INDIAN CUISINE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08926745 H R (HISTORY BOYS) LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08928621 IDEADROP LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08928661 INVESTMENT MASTERY COMMS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929941 TERMINAL VELOCITY LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932323 BWF INVESTMENTS LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08932699 ADRIAN PLANT LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08948257 TBR FUTURES LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08952267 CHEQUED.COM (UK) LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953407 BROKERTRADE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08966890 FOTSN LIMITED 31 Mar 2014