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
New Company Registrations
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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) Tonbridge UK 2014 134 150,722 2013 154 134,802 % change -13.0% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 40 45 49 New companies in 2013 55 52 47 % change -27.3% -13.5% 4.3% Record Year 2013 (55) 2012 (54) 2014 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Tonbridge UK 2014 76 82,370 2013 92 77,914 % change -17.4% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 24 25 27 Closed companies in 2013 44 22 26 % change -45.5% 13.6% 4% Record Year 2013 (44) 1997 (29) 2009 (46)
Net Company Growth
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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) Tonbridge UK 2014 58 68,352 2013 62 56,888 Record Year 2013 (62) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 16 20 22 Net growth in 2013 11 30 21 Record Year 2003 (20) 2012 (35) 2008 (47)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -31.9% -20.1% -12.9% Record Year 1990 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.24% CONSULTING 5.22% DESIGN 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.67% TRADING 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.06% PROPERTY 2.64% KENT 0.96% TRADING 2.05% SYSTEMS 0.96% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANCY 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.86% MANAGEMENT 0.85% CARE 1.79% BUILDING 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.75% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.73% FINANCIAL 0.64% BUSINESS 1.71% LONDON 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.60% GROUP 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% INVESTMENTS 0.53% J 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TOR 0.43% MEDIA 1.48% FINANCE 0.43% IT 1.33% EVENTS 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% LARCHFIELD 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PRODUCTIONS 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% SOUTH 0.43% M 1.21% ENVIRONMENTAL 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% BLUE 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 233 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 50 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,313 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,732 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,521 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,855 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,509 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,135 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,885 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,813 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 5,537 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 5,419
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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