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Tonbridge, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 117 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TonbridgeUK
    2011117116,391
    201096105,137
    % change21.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (135) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011423837
    New companies in 2010213540
    % change100.0%8.6%-7.5%
    Record Year2011 (42)2003 (47)2008 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TonbridgeUK
    20118390,986
    20109482,677
    % change-11.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011332030
    Closed companies in 2010302440
    % change10.0%-16.7%-25%
    Record Year2011 (33)1997 (29)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 34 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)TonbridgeUK
    20113425,405
    2010222,460
    Record Year 2003 (91) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20119187
    Net growth in 2010-9110
    Record Year2003 (20)2003 (33)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Tonbridge
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change72.4%-4.6%-11.8%
    Record Year1988 (0.4%)1975 (0.3%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.14%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MEDIA1.01%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    KENT0.88%PROPERTY2.38%
    BROADBAND0.88%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUILDING0.63%BUSINESS1.87%
    EAST0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    S0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOLDINGS0.63%MEDIA1.69%
    ENERGY0.63%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TONBRIDGE0.63%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENT0.50%CARE1.45%
    D0.50%J1.45%
    BUSINESS0.50%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.50%IT1.41%
    ROAD0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    DESIGN0.50%M1.30%
    GB0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    EUROPE0.38%S1.24%
    GARDEN0.38%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    FLOOD0.38%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied147202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3230,253
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3016,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2712,916
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,996
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1110,085
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,246
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet82,197
    74990 - Non-trading company88,695
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,528
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply77,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    41100 - Development of building projects73,921
    43210 - Electrical installation63,172

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07582466 SIX MEDIA LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07579220 OYSTER PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577252 ABBEY GARDEN DESIGN AND BUILD LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07575355 OEUF LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07564448 LIVING IT LONDON LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07561286 CROWN ASIA LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07561195 AGE CONCERN THANET 11 Mar 2011
    07551547 BRIDGE MEDICAL CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07550277 MASTERS OF MALT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07550226 MASTER OF MALT LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07546217 GREENFIELD AUCTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07580991 J S TAYLOR ELECTRICAL LTD. 28 Mar 2011
    07568437 FLASH MOBILE WELDING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07584453 TOR POWER LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07564481 POEM CONSULTING LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07548925 HOMEZONE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07582074 FORZA WHOLESALE LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07580031 FM FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07573508 MOLENDINUM DOMUM LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07569735 C-NEO LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569446 WEBSTER PROJECTS LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07566966 KINS LAWN CUTTING SERVICES LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07559225 HOSPITALITYLADDER.COM LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07558458 THE SPICE BARN LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07577807 EKO TECHNOLOGIES LTD 24 Mar 2011