Tonbridge, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous August.
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 112 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tonbridge UK 2010 112 101,492 2009 112 94,671 % change 0.0% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (112) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 44 39 29 New companies in 2009 33 37 42 % change 33.3% 5.4% -31.0% Record Year 2001 (46) 2010 (39) 2008 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tonbridge UK 2010 110 87,705 2009 88 159,401 % change 25.0% -45.0% Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 32 41 37 Closed companies in 2009 17 28 43 % change 88.2% 46.4% -14% Record Year 2010 (32) 2008 (57) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 2 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tonbridge UK 2010 2 13,787 2009 24 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (51) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 12 -2 -8 Net growth in 2009 16 9 -1 Record Year 2006 (35) 2007 (21) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tonbridge 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 24.0% -4.4% -33.8% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.5%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 48.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.32% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.50% CONSULTING 4.99% HOLDINGS 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.38% KENT 0.95% TRADING 2.04% MEDIA 0.82% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUILDING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.80% ENERGY 0.68% MEDIA 1.75% SYSTEMS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% LONDON 1.59% CARE 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.59% GREEN 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TOTAL 0.55% CARE 1.44% DIGITAL 0.55% J 1.44% IN 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONTROL 0.55% GLOBAL 1.42% JAMES 0.55% IT 1.35% DEVELOPMENT 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% EAST 0.55% BUILDING 1.32% TONBRIDGE 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CENTRE 0.55% M 1.28% PLANNING 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.26% TRANSPORT 0.41% S 1.24%
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 154 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 83 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 25 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 22 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 22 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 7,634 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,767 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 8,967 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 6,460 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,649 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 2,548 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 2,340 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,273
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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