Tonbridge, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous March.

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 2014)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TonbridgeUK
    2014134150,722
    2013154134,802
    % change-13.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014404549
    New companies in 2013555247
    % change-27.3%-13.5%4.3%
    Record Year2013 (55)2012 (54)2014 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TonbridgeUK
    20147682,370
    20139277,914
    % change-17.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014242527
    Closed companies in 2013442226
    % change-45.5%13.6%4%
    Record Year2013 (44)1997 (29)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)TonbridgeUK
    20145868,352
    20136256,888
    Record Year 2013 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014162022
    Net growth in 2013113021
    Record Year2003 (20)2012 (35)2008 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Tonbridge
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.9%-20.1%-12.9%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    31.1% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.24%CONSULTING5.22%
    DESIGN1.17%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    TRADING1.06%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%PROPERTY2.64%
    KENT0.96%TRADING2.05%
    SYSTEMS0.96%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MANAGEMENT0.85%CARE1.79%
    BUILDING0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FINANCIAL0.64%BUSINESS1.71%
    LONDON0.64%PROPERTIES1.60%
    GROUP0.53%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.53%GLOBAL1.58%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TOR0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    FINANCE0.43%IT1.33%
    EVENTS0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    LARCHFIELD0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PRODUCTIONS0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    SOUTH0.43%M1.21%
    ENVIRONMENTAL0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    BLUE0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied233280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7137,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5047,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4856,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3827,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1926,700
    86900 - Other human health activities1510,273
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,313
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,732
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,521
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,135
    43210 - Electrical installation95,885
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,813
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified95,537
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,419

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08934753 TREVOR LAIRD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935669 TOR RENEWABLES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08946635 AMBICA TRADING LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08953467 BITTER END LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08956302 TOTALLY MEDIA LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08959423 LINDEYER FRANCIS FERGUSON LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961024 SULLIVAN BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08961098 E C RIVERSIDE LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08964460 BWR MEDIA LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08948589 SJM TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08958520 CHAN UNG ARCHITECTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08961002 MORRIS GAMES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08924628 FALCREST LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08940394 WISE OAKE LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08956769 WEST KENT ESTATES LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08957794 HALES CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08958855 IN MEMORIUM LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08963655 THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNITY FUND 27 Mar 2014
    08918599 CSL.MULTITRADES LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920079 BRILLIANT WHITE LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08924665 GKF ACCOUNTANCY LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08948416 CARNEGIE=NETWORKS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08949251 VG&P LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08960973 JERANG MARCOMS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965833 H&E DESIGN LTD 28 Mar 2014