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
New Company Registrations
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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) Tonbridge UK 2012 125 118,868 2011 130 114,512 % change -3.8% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (130) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 40 44 41 New companies in 2011 47 44 39 % change -14.9% 0.0% 5.1% Record Year 2011 (47) 2011 (44) 2009 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Tonbridge UK 2012 76 74,772 2011 62 72,230 % change 22.6% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 31 34 11 Closed companies in 2011 26 19 17 % change 19.2% 78.9% -35% Record Year 2010 (32) 2008 (57) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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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) Tonbridge UK 2012 49 44,096 2011 68 42,282 Record Year 2011 (68) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 9 10 30 Net growth in 2011 21 25 22 Record Year 2006 (35) 2011 (25) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -23.6% 0.8% 4.0% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.5%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.51% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 1.14% PROPERTY 2.35% KENT 0.91% TRADING 2.08% PROJECT 0.91% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (KENT) 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% PARTNERSHIP 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% FUTURES 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% HOUSE 0.57% LONDON 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.57% J 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.57% GLOBAL 1.53% CARE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.46% J 0.57% IT 1.43% FINANCIAL 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% BREW 0.46% CARE 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.46% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% CONSULTANTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% IT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% RED 0.46% S 1.17% VILLAGES 0.34% SECURITY 1.16%
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 321 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 47 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 27 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,774 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,965 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,998 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 4,997 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 4,584 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 7,869 7499 - Non-trading company 6 6,164 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 6 3,943 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 3,003 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 9,891
Recent Companies
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