Tonbridge, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 175 companies were registered in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TonbridgeUK
    2015175161,156
    2014134150,722
    % change30.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (175) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015546061
    New companies in 2014404549
    % change35.0%33.3%24.5%
    Record Year2013 (55)2015 (60)2015 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TonbridgeUK
    20158589,523
    20147682,370
    % change11.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (94) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015242140
    Closed companies in 2014242527
    % change0.0%-16.0%48%
    Record Year2013 (44)1997 (29)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Tonbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 90 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TonbridgeUK
    20159071,633
    20145868,352
    Record Year 2015 (90) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Tonbridge when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015303921
    Net growth in 2014162022
    Record Year2015 (30)2015 (39)2008 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Tonbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Tonbridge
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change32.4%22.8%13.4%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.9% of all director appointments in Tonbridge in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.11%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.20%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    KENT1.20%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    LONDON0.80%CARE2.13%
    PROJECTS0.80%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HOUSE0.80%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.60%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    (KENT)0.60%DESIGN1.65%
    ROAD0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.50%CO.,1.58%
    MEDIA0.50%J1.55%
    CARE0.50%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    SECURITY0.50%BUSINESS1.49%
    TECHNOLOGY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRADING0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    BUSINESS0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    COMMUNITY0.40%IT1.30%
    CASTLE0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    RESOURCES0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company6149,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5858,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3730,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3419,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2129,218
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings187,797
    86900 - Other human health activities1713,990
    56302 - Public houses and bars136,355
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified126,067
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,651
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,794
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified106,242
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,682
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing96,052
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified89,080
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation85,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471049 TEXTILE CONSULT LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09475605 PARETO CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09477162 OD PICTURES LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09479781 LANTU DIGITAL LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09479904 MELANIE ENVY LONDON LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09485161 STRIPY SHIRT LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09512861 BAO ANG LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09476700 BRAZILLIANT RESTAURANT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09494848 TONBRIDGE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09467601 CLEAN & DRY LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09480343 METTRA LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482194 GBS COMMERCE LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483330 SIA TRAINING DIRECT LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09483377 TECHIELAB LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09487205 CHILD FRIENDLY HOLIDAYS (FRANCE) LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09464474 MOMENTUM PR LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09469432 THE MERRY BOYS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473995 JETSTREAM VALET SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09493800 HADLOW PROPERTY LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496182 NORMAN COLLETT LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09509999 JODY THOMAS DRIVER TRAINING LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09510021 JODY THOMAS DRIVING SCHOOL LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09511785 BORODITSKY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09516383 P LANDSCAPES LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09518104 ARIMASU KA LIMITED 30 Mar 2015