Sevenoaks, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SevenoaksUK
    2014156143,414
    2013197132,684
    % change-20.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (197) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014464961
    New companies in 2013546479
    % change-14.8%-23.4%-22.8%
    Record Year2012 (70)2013 (64)2009 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SevenoaksUK
    2014140101,670
    201312086,170
    % change16.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014483557
    Closed companies in 2013314049
    % change54.8%-12.5%16%
    Record Year2014 (48)2008 (66)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SevenoaksUK
    20141641,744
    20137746,514
    Record Year 2006 (90) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-2144
    Net growth in 2013232430
    Record Year2008 (51)2007 (34)2006 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Sevenoaks
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-22.7%-27.0%-29.2%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1987 (0.2%)2009 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 2005 when 36.3% of all directors were female.

    31.7% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.97%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CAPITAL0.98%PROPERTY2.62%
    BUSINESS0.98%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SEVENOAKS0.72%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%TRADING2.00%
    LONDON0.72%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTIES0.72%CARE1.94%
    PARTNERS0.63%TRANSPORT1.76%
    LAW0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    T0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CLUB0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SOUTH0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%J1.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    EAST0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ROOFING0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    TRADING0.54%CO.,1.36%
    TEMPLE0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    MEDIA0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.54%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied427278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12657,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8340,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8228,224
    99999 - Dormant Company5348,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4129,313
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,006
    41100 - Development of building projects2810,604
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2218,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,675
    35110 - Production of electricity182,374
    86900 - Other human health activities1811,807
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified168,501
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,327
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles133,397
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,786
    70221 - Financial management123,550
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate126,595
    43210 - Electrical installation125,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09161498 FABRE CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161597 SEVENOAKS SUNS BASKETBALL CLUB 05 Aug 2014
    09161652 FINANCIAL AND CREDIT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162677 BEAK FILMS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09170301 DECISIVE MOMENT LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09172803 SYNEIDER MEN CLOTHING LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09177514 CASION TRAINING LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09182384 KJG MEDIA LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09185838 LK SIGNATURE LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09191661 ERG CHIGAGA LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192014 OMEGA COMPONENTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194550 DIAB DESIGN LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195145 RSPUK LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09159344 BULLDOG CAR SALES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09159907 REBECCA HULBERT LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09163980 T & G 1 UK LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09163987 PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE GLOBAL IP LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09163993 PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE UK LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09165122 LA' ESQUE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09171025 VINTAGE ATTIC LIVING LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09176337 INDUS CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09178186 VMEL LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    OC394846 PM2 INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLP 18 Aug 2014
    09181207 CHART FARM LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09186486 OLD DRUM MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2014