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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08875034 ASHTON MANOR PROPERTIES LTD 04 Feb 2014 08875322 ELITE SPORTING TOURS UK LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08878335 RMTN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08882900 J N D SMITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08887137 BAOBAB LBS INTERNATIONAL LTD 11 Feb 2014 08896100 SOUTHERN MEATS LTD 14 Feb 2014 08900981 HALDOROR LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08907863 ICEBLINK COMMUNICATIONS LTD 24 Feb 2014 08913087 ALEXANDER APPS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014 08917019 FS SPRIGGS SOLAR LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08892465 HEWITT GOLDMAN LTD. 13 Feb 2014 08910100 CAREER ANGEL LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08910447 FOREST LAWNS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08916470 KARL'S COUNTRY KITCHEN LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08917685 TRIP & TONIC LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08876657 PARK FARM TROUT FISHERY LTD 05 Feb 2014 08877568 EAGLE ACCESS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08879968 TEAM WELLS LTD 06 Feb 2014 08881994 TEMPO MUSIC LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08898289 TJK BUILDERS LTD 17 Feb 2014 08901448 B O L FABRICATIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08906933 M FREEMAN SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08909107 BJM ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Feb 2014 08914295 HUTCHINSON ROWNTREE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014 08914995 BROCK COTTAGE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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