Tonbridge, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2013 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TonbridgeUK
    2013154134,802
    2012124131,491
    % change24.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

    January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013555247
    New companies in 2012325438
    % change71.9%-3.7%23.7%
    Record Year2013 (55)2012 (54)2013 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 43.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TonbridgeUK
    20139277,914
    20126467,576
    % change43.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013442226
    Closed companies in 2012151930
    % change193.3%15.8%-13%
    Record Year2013 (44)1997 (29)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 62 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)TonbridgeUK
    20136256,888
    20126063,915
    Record Year 2013 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013113021
    Net growth in 201217358
    Record Year2003 (20)2012 (35)2008 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Tonbridge
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change54.1%-4.4%27.7%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 2006 when 37.5% of all directors were female.

    35.6% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.09%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    KENT0.99%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    (KENT)0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TONBRIDGE0.66%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.66%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    HOUSE0.66%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    FINANCIAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    LONDON0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    FUTURES0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.55%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.55%CARE1.46%
    CARE0.55%IT1.43%
    PARTNERSHIP0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    S0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROJECT0.55%M1.25%
    J0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PROPERTY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    EXPRESS0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    D0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5554,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5332,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4843,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2924,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1723,532
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1616,448
    86900 - Other human health activities148,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,591
    41100 - Development of building projects138,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    56302 - Public houses and bars104,952
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet97,199
    81300 - Landscape service activities81,606
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified86,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08391340 SKINNY TAN LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08395664 CAPA PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08403471 SAMANTHA'S FRIENDLY IRONING SERVICE LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08406860 ST MAC'S LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08407397 MEDIASIGN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08417342 TONBRIDGE XPRESS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08397639 SLICE OF LIFE PRODUCTIONS LTD. 11 Feb 2013
    08421502 HORNY RAM LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08385574 FASL PENSION NOMINEES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08393711 DARENT VALLEY TROUT FISHERS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399938 CITRUS WILLS AND TRUSTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08412928 DAVID WHITFIELD LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08416858 JLM INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418292 W.D. HOBDEN LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421371 FACETIME CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08384724 GRAPHENE LABORATORIES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08397919 MAN ON MARS CONSULTING LTD. 11 Feb 2013
    08400248 INSPIRED LEAD GENERATION LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08405880 WASTEOILTECHNOLOGY LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08409187 MEDI9 LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08409483 ADHEAL LTD 19 Feb 2013
    OC382563 CAJOB LLP 19 Feb 2013
    08410453 NORTH FORELAND MARINE LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08415184 KEYWORTH PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08416745 BE IT LTD 25 Feb 2013