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

  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 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)TonbridgeUK
    2010112101,492
    200911294,671
    % change0.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010443929
    New companies in 2009333742
    % change33.3%5.4%-31.0%
    Record Year2001 (46)2010 (39)2008 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TonbridgeUK
    201011087,705
    200988159,401
    % change25.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010324137
    Closed companies in 2009172843
    % change88.2%46.4%-14%
    Record Year2010 (32)2008 (57)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TonbridgeUK
    2010213,787
    200924-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (51) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-2-8
    Net growth in 2009169-1
    Record Year2006 (35)2007 (21)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change24.0%-4.4%-33.8%
    Record Year1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.32%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING4.99%
    HOLDINGS1.09%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.38%
    KENT0.95%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA0.82%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUILDING0.68%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENERGY0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TECHNOLOGY0.55%LONDON1.59%
    CARE0.55%ENGINEERING1.59%
    GREEN0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TOTAL0.55%CARE1.44%
    DIGITAL0.55%J1.44%
    IN0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONTROL0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    JAMES0.55%IT1.35%
    DEVELOPMENT0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    EAST0.55%BUILDING1.32%
    TONBRIDGE0.55%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CENTRE0.55%M1.28%
    PLANNING0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRANSPORT0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied154202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8369,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2925,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,940
    99999 - Dormant Company2514,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2413,161
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2213,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    62012 - Business and domestic software development62,548
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,340
    98000 - Residents property management63,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330752 GRAND VISIONS LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07329175 MEDIAOUTSOURCE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328131 HALLIWELL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07320603 G & S ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316381 PTE RELIEF LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316265 ILIP (UK) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316204 ILIP LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316073 RAINBO HOLDINGS LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315805 RAINBO AID LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07312640 OTTIX LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07311311 ITZASECRET LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308755 GAZASTOCK LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307489 BROADLEAF KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302481 BROADLEAF BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07330311 PHTS TONBRIDGE LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07302897 TOTAL MEDIA NETWORKING LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07301962 BOB BARTLETT AND COMPANY LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07326947 MARPAUL OAKWOOD PARK LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07324361 CITRUS HEALTHCARE CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07323255 HEXTER LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07307801 MARTELLO RISK LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307261 INCLUSIVE LEARNING LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07304658 ALPHA LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07304142 FTH SYSTEMS LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07301546 POP CREATIVE FOOD. LIMITED 01 Jul 2010