Tonbridge, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 124 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tonbridge UK 2012 124 131,491 2011 117 116,391 % change 6.0% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (135) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 32 54 38 New companies in 2011 42 38 37 % change -23.8% 42.1% 2.7% Record Year 2011 (42) 2012 (54) 2003 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tonbridge UK 2012 64 67,576 2011 83 90,987 % change -22.9% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 15 19 30 Closed companies in 2011 33 20 30 % change -54.5% -5.0% 0% Record Year 2011 (33) 1997 (29) 2009 (46)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 60 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tonbridge UK 2012 60 63,915 2011 34 25,404 Record Year 2003 (91) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 17 35 8 Net growth in 2011 9 18 7 Record Year 2003 (20) 2012 (35) 2003 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tonbridge 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -34.7% 21.6% -3.9% Record Year 1988 (0.4%) 1975 (0.3%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.04% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.37% KENT 1.02% TRADING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% CENTRE 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (KENT) 0.57% BUSINESS 1.73% DESIGN 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% BROADBAND 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PARTNERSHIP 0.57% LONDON 1.66% IT 0.57% J 1.54% TONBRIDGE 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.51% COMMUNICATIONS 0.45% GLOBAL 1.50% COMMUNITY 0.45% IT 1.40% SUSTAINABLE 0.45% CARE 1.34% (SOUTH 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% PARTNERS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SUPPLIES 0.45% M 1.27% PROJECT 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% RED 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% INNS 0.45% S 1.20% EAST) 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 184 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 70 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 21 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,934 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,303 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,984 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,066 7499 - Non-trading company 8 9,102 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,931 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 7,154 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 4,132 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 4,356 5190 - Other wholesale 6 1,250
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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