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
    08198815 JKW BRICKWORK LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08202954 LMUK EVENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08209979 MONOFOILCLEAN (UK) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08227091 A J MORGAN LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08204184 GPH&R LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08198813 BUTTERMARKET HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08207315 MEAT'ING UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208071 CONSTRUCTIVE FINANCE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210353 RHINO RALPH LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210707 WYLIE & LAZARUS SERVICES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212682 NOBLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08221726 PD ARTIST MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224746 CLAIRE PERRY ASSOCIATES LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08225382 DELTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226107 10 LPR LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229606 START ACTION CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08232360 UBERSEC LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08198605 WESTFIELD HOUSE INVESTMENTS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08199242 SIMPLY AVIATION LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08201734 PRIMROSE DENTAL LTD. 05 Sep 2012
    08212252 121 SUPPORT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 12 Sep 2012
    OC378448 GET PRINT ONLINE LLP 14 Sep 2012
    OC378463 GENESIS CITRUS LLP 17 Sep 2012
    08218306 THE CAMPING BUSINESS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218807 POWER PLAY ELECTRICS LTD 18 Sep 2012