Tonbridge, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TonbridgeUK
    2012125118,868
    2011130114,512
    % change-3.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (130) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012404441
    New companies in 2011474439
    % change-14.9%0.0%5.1%
    Record Year2011 (47)2011 (44)2009 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TonbridgeUK
    20127674,772
    20116272,230
    % change22.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012313411
    Closed companies in 2011261917
    % change19.2%78.9%-35%
    Record Year2010 (32)2008 (57)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TonbridgeUK
    20124944,096
    20116842,282
    Record Year 2011 (68) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201291030
    Net growth in 2011212522
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (25)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tonbridge
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.6%0.8%4.0%
    Record Year1967 (0.4%)1970 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.5% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.51%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION1.14%PROPERTY2.35%
    KENT0.91%TRADING2.08%
    PROJECT0.91%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (KENT)0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARTNERSHIP0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FUTURES0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    HOUSE0.57%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%J1.55%
    PROPERTIES0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    CARE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    J0.57%IT1.43%
    FINANCIAL0.46%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BREW0.46%CARE1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%M1.27%
    PARTNERS0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    IT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    RED0.46%S1.17%
    VILLAGES0.34%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied321331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3233,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2919,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy188,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    41100 - Development of building projects114,965
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    62012 - Business and domestic software development84,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities77,869
    7499 - Non-trading company66,164
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,943
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate63,003
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified59,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08167123 PHB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08178959 JAYS GROUNDWORKS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08185088 CASTLE HOTEL TONBRIDGE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08189645 FRANKLIN GILMORE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190711 STUART CUNNINGHAM CONSULTING LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08194806 CLAW LAW LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08197272 JTA DESIGN LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197519 STELLA EXPERTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08181373 24HUNDRED LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187595 T J W CONTRACTS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08175991 THE HADLOW CASTLE GROUNDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08187262 JCSQ SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08192524 THE PTARMIGAN EXCHANGE LTD. 28 Aug 2012
    08193762 TAYLORSON HEALY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08163806 RCG PARTNERS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08168795 GO CHERRY LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08169682 AUCSURE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08172744 DOTPIX LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173427 JAMES AUCTIONEERS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174706 WEWANTEVERYCAR.COM LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176744 SECURAFIT LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08183132 ASHBRIDGE PODIATRY LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08184889 CHESCOR CAPITAL VENTURES LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08186169 SDH PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08189861 RESYCO LTD 23 Aug 2012