Sevenoaks, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 205 companies were registered in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sevenoaks UK 2015 205 161,156 2014 193 150,722 % change 6.2% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sevenoaks when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 44 77 84 New companies in 2014 58 55 80 % change -24.1% 40.0% 5.0% Record Year 2012 (73) 2015 (77) 2007 (104)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sevenoaks UK 2015 129 89,523 2014 134 82,370 % change -3.7% 8.7% Record Year 2014 (134) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 35 36 58 Closed companies in 2014 38 49 47 % change -7.9% -26.5% 23% Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (50) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Sevenoaks during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 76 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sevenoaks UK 2015 76 71,633 2014 59 68,352 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 9 41 26 Net growth in 2014 20 6 33 Record Year 2003 (37) 2013 (42) 2007 (82)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Sevenoaks formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sevenoaks 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.6% 28.9% -4.3% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 2008 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sevenoaks was in 2006 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Sevenoaks in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.16% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.13% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% R 0.87% CARE 2.13% MEDIA 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% CAPITAL 0.78% LONDON 1.91% INTERNATIONAL 0.78% TRADING 1.88% BUSINESS 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DESIGN 0.61% DESIGN 1.65% HOMES 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% LAW 0.61% CO., 1.58% PARTNERS 0.61% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENT 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.61% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% CAR 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TEMPLE 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SALES 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% TRAINING 0.52% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.52% MEDIA 1.28% IN 0.52% M 1.27%
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 362 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 135 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 56 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 31 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 29 13,794 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 19,098 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 17 7,450 86900 - Other human health activities 16 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 11,600 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 6,557 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 4,223 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,080 70221 - Financial management 13 3,698 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,651 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 6,052 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 7,797 70210 - Public relations and communications activities 11 2,120
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09469842 EMMETTS L&H LTD 04 Mar 2015 09479391 JAMES R BROWN & COMPANY LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09484900 LITTLECOURT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09494327 TEQNY LTD 17 Mar 2015 09495072 FOOD TRADING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09501256 RUSSELL HARPER PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 20 Mar 2015 09517155 REGALPOINT HOMES (WILDERNESSE) LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09517607 EXPERIMENTARIUM LTD 30 Mar 2015 09518296 RADFORD LTD 31 Mar 2015 09485769 MANUAL THERAPIST SPORT REHAB CLINIC LTD 12 Mar 2015 09486784 NE BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09516291 J HOLYWELL LTD 28 Mar 2015 09467971 RED EARTH CONSULTING LTD 03 Mar 2015 09470598 EMMA WARREN EDITORIAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471463 SCREENTEK LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09474634 SONORAN CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09475455 PMJ INVEST LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09478381 LILY BRYN FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2015 09481218 FIXFAST LTD 10 Mar 2015 09483509 DMF ELECTRICS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09496637 RAM VENTURES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09499222 BRUBOW CONSULTING LTD 19 Mar 2015 09503406 F-ZONE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09507668 LCO CONTRACTORS LTD 25 Mar 2015 09509444 PRESTIGE REFINISHING LTD 25 Mar 2015
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