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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Tonbridge UK 2013 144 132,684 2012 125 118,868 % change 15.2% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (144) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 52 39 53 New companies in 2012 40 44 41 % change 30.0% -11.4% 29.3% Record Year 2013 (52) 2011 (44) 2013 (53)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Tonbridge UK 2013 84 86,170 2012 76 75,908 % change 10.5% 13.5% Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 36 17 31 Closed companies in 2012 31 34 11 % change 16.1% -50.0% 182% Record Year 2013 (36) 2008 (58) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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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) Tonbridge UK 2013 60 46,514 2012 49 42,960 Record Year 2011 (68) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 16 22 22 Net growth in 2012 9 10 30 Record Year 2006 (35) 2011 (25) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 16.3% -18.7% 13.3% Record Year 2001 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.27% TRADING 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.45% KENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 0.95% TRADING 2.08% LONDON 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTY 0.74% DESIGN 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.74% BUSINESS 1.74% MEDIA 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% FINANCE 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.53% CARE 1.64% GROUP 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.61% DESIGN 0.53% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.42% J 1.54% IT 0.42% MEDIA 1.54% PRODUCTIONS 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TONBRIDGE 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.45% FINANCIAL 0.42% IT 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.42% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TWENTY 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% J 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% ALPHA 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BLUE 0.42% TRAINING 1.15%
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 235 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 46 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,271 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 6,979 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,104 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,039 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,228 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 8,312 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,516 81300 - Landscape service activities 10 1,769 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 8,475 74100 - specialised design activities 9 4,171 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,382
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08633477 B2 LIQUIDITY POOL LIMITED 01 Aug 2013 08638644 TWELVE BAR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 08638654 AGL METALS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013 08645906 TWENTY TWENTY CORPORATE TRADING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08651775 MAGIC MUKKAS LTD 15 Aug 2013 08656539 VERVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2013 08656777 CLARE BARTON LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 08658875 T RICHARDS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Aug 2013 08661333 RECOGNEX LIMITED 22 Aug 2013 08662044 137 MILWARD ROAD (RTM) 23 Aug 2013 08633044 K&T PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2013 08637718 GOLF PLAYER MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 08641844 SOVEREIGN MOTOR ENGINEERS LTD 07 Aug 2013 08647804 AP BRANDS LTD 13 Aug 2013 08665757 FTOP LIMITED 28 Aug 2013 08665885 LONDON CASH & CARRY LTD 28 Aug 2013 08638844 PREMIER ASBESTOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013 08645537 MELANDY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08645635 RAWLINGS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08645826 TEMPEST HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08647750 EXTREME-G LTD 13 Aug 2013 08668420 THOMAS WOOD CONSULTING LTD 29 Aug 2013 08636406 LAST STATION PRODUCTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2013 08640780 ISM SYSTEMS LTD 06 Aug 2013 08665366 GALLERIA EVENTS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
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