Tonbridge, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TonbridgeUK
    2014139143,414
    2013144132,684
    % change-3.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (144) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014594733
    New companies in 2013523953
    % change13.5%20.5%-37.7%
    Record Year2014 (59)2014 (47)2013 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 36.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TonbridgeUK
    2014115101,670
    20138486,170
    % change36.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (115) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Tonbridge when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014463237
    Closed companies in 2013361731
    % change27.8%88.2%19%
    Record Year2014 (46)2008 (58)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 24 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TonbridgeUK
    20142441,744
    20136046,514
    Record Year 2011 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20141315-4
    Net growth in 2013162222
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (25)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Tonbridge
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change3.1%14.9%-42.8%
    Record Year2001 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    30.2% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.21%CONSULTING5.17%
    DESIGN1.16%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSTRUCTION1.05%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SYSTEMS0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    (KENT)0.63%TRADING2.00%
    MEDIA0.63%LONDON1.95%
    BUILDING0.63%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.63%TRANSPORT1.76%
    KENT0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    HOUSE0.63%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    FINANCIAL0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    LONDON0.53%J1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    TECHNOLOGY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INSTALLATIONS0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%MEDIA1.38%
    J0.42%CO.,1.36%
    S0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TOR0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    BLUE0.42%IT1.30%
    DIGITAL0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7840,717
    99999 - Dormant Company6148,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5457,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4029,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2028,224
    56302 - Public houses and bars186,056
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,151
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,795
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,675
    86900 - Other human health activities1311,807
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified125,857
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,786
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,401
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified105,940
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate910,361
    74990 - Non-trading company814,006
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis85,749

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09162156 CLAWS & PAWS PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162450 BARHAM WENTWORTH LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163796 ARC BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09171105 PODPOD IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09171711 ASTERA NATURAL LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09174404 GALACTIC NORTH LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09174641 P21 UNI.QUE EVENTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09192295 H & E TREE SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09194906 THE RANDOM RAVE PROJECT LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09162816 KUIAMA LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09184734 BARCLAY HOUSE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09192656 VGARMS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09168316 WORLD COMPARE LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168827 MELMOTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171229 TAILORED MAINTENANCE & HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09176962 RUDE PARROT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09188408 LUSHER CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09160842 K2 TECH CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162431 FUNPET LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09165935 BF ROLLING STOCK SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09171058 LONDON GENERAL TRADING LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09185788 BADASSGAS LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09192748 AVATAR INNOVATE LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09195622 EF ENGINEERING LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09196043 TAYWELL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 30 Aug 2014