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
    08679952 INLINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08684031 UNION CURTAINS AND BLINDS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688715 SPARTAN TESTING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08694238 ARCHAEOHUB LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08696242 SW PERSONNEL LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696529 DELMERE HOTEL LONDON LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08696599 DELMERE HOTEL LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08696691 COLUMBUS LONDON LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697747 JC MARCHANT CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08709258 CPLL LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08709658 SIMPLY PRIVATE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08684592 DRYHILL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08692056 HOP GARDEN SILVER LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    OC387964 ENDERBY & CO LLP 19 Sep 2013
    08700739 INCREDIBLEPROS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08675608 F. FACTORY.COM LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676345 ALL CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676979 PEARSON LUGARD LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08678000 F.FACTORY.TV LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679410 GARDEN OF ENGLAND GETAWAYS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08689760 OZONE FITNESS LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08690616 NIGEL BEST CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08694074 DPEN HOLDINGS LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08694157 R A SURFACING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695546 OCEAN VIEW EXPLORATION 18 Sep 2013