Tonbridge, Kent

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TonbridgeUK
    2013144132,684
    2012125118,868
    % change15.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (144) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013523953
    New companies in 2012404441
    % change30.0%-11.4%29.3%
    Record Year2013 (52)2011 (44)2013 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 84 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TonbridgeUK
    20138486,170
    20127675,908
    % change10.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013361731
    Closed companies in 2012313411
    % change16.1%-50.0%182%
    Record Year2013 (36)2008 (58)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)TonbridgeUK
    20136046,514
    20124942,960
    Record Year 2011 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013162222
    Net growth in 201291030
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (25)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Tonbridge
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change16.3%-18.7%13.3%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Tonbridge was in 2007 when 38.6% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.27%
    TRADING1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    KENT1.06%PROPERTY2.53%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%TRADING2.08%
    LONDON0.85%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    MEDIA0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FINANCE0.53%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.53%CARE1.64%
    GROUP0.53%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    DESIGN0.53%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.42%J1.54%
    IT0.42%MEDIA1.54%
    PRODUCTIONS0.42%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TONBRIDGE0.42%PROPERTIES1.45%
    FINANCIAL0.42%IT1.39%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TWENTY0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    J0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    ALPHA0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BLUE0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied235260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5334,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4954,854
    99999 - Dormant Company4646,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3326,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2225,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1817,715
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    41100 - Development of building projects149,271
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,979
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,437
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,104
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,039
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate128,312
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,516
    81300 - Landscape service activities101,769
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet98,475
    74100 - specialised design activities94,171
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591615 CHAPPELL MARKETING SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    OC386503 MEADOWS (HELPSTON) LLP 09 Jul 2013
    08602800 SMRC CONSULTING LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08604341 PETITE ROUGE LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08605188 WIND INSTALLATIONS NORTH DEVON LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08605786 NHOXO LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08607878 61 AND 63 PEEL STREET LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08611743 NAUSICA LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613668 SEVENS & CLASSICS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    OC386691 TAVERN QUAY DEVELOPMENTS LLP 18 Jul 2013
    08616804 LONDON CATARACT CLINIC LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08625112 DROP MY LEAFLET LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08626829 TENANCIES SOLVED LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08601091 IPERFORM SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08604561 HARTFIELD STORES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08615502 APPY-BUNNY LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08618240 CHIMNEY SUPPLIES LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08620509 BLULOGIC LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08620749 TONY ROBINSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08621661 REDUIT LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08621882 OAKFIELD TQ LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08626693 HARPER CLOTHING LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08591479 GSAR PROPERTIES LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08592158 THE LITTLE FURNITURE COMPANY LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08613315 RTW CONSTRUCTION LTD 17 Jul 2013