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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
    07510458 REFRACTION CONSULTING LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509521 KDC ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07504576 SM SPA LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07503131 LONDON OFFICE PLANTERS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07499880 HARDHURST LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07493765 GROVEWOOD SPORT LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490033 REBEL REPUBLIC LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07487852 COASTCHARM LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07481054 INTEGRITY FINANCE (DARLINGTON) LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07508699 SELECT SAVER LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07496436 MADIBA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07487193 FTL CORPORATION LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07511005 AMALGAMATED PLATFORM LIFTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07503888 JBC MEDIA LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503092 SH1NE BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07487533 S BASS HOLDINGS UK LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07504436 HUMBLE HAIR SALONS LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07495352 UNIFRESH FOODSERVICES LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494662 UK FLOOD COMMUNITY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494340 FAIRWAYS CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493022 BROADBAND EUROPE LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07491080 BALANCING GURUS LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07485912 MICHAEL JOHN CATERING LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07484668 UK FLOOD FORUM LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07484319 CUMBRIA BROADBAND LTD 06 Jan 2011