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

  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 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)SevenoaksUK
    2015205161,156
    2014193150,722
    % change6.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015447784
    New companies in 2014585580
    % change-24.1%40.0%5.0%
    Record Year2012 (73)2015 (77)2007 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    201512989,523
    201413482,370
    % change-3.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015353658
    Closed companies in 2014384947
    % change-7.9%-26.5%23%
    Record Year2012 (43)2012 (50)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SevenoaksUK
    20157671,633
    20145968,352
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201594126
    Net growth in 201420633
    Record Year2003 (37)2013 (42)2007 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.6%28.9%-4.3%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.73%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    R0.87%CARE2.13%
    MEDIA0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CAPITAL0.78%LONDON1.91%
    INTERNATIONAL0.78%TRADING1.88%
    BUSINESS0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.61%DESIGN1.65%
    HOMES0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    LAW0.61%CO.,1.58%
    PARTNERS0.61%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENT0.61%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.61%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    CAR0.61%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TEMPLE0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SALES0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    TRAINING0.52%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    IN0.52%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied362288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13558,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8143,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7329,218
    99999 - Dormant Company5649,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4130,825
    41100 - Development of building projects3111,863
    74990 - Non-trading company2913,794
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2619,098
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate177,450
    86900 - Other human health activities1613,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1611,600
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,557
    70100 - Activities of head offices154,223
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified139,080
    70221 - Financial management133,698
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,651
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing126,052
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings117,797
    70210 - Public relations and communications activities112,120

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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