Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 215 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 215 105,137 2009 168 91,034 % change 28.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (618) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 40 73 102 New companies in 2009 50 55 63 % change -20.0% 32.7% 61.9% Record Year 2003 (66) 2006 (130) 2007 (477)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 151 82,677 2009 220 108,060 % change -31.4% -23.5% Record Year 2003 (392) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 41 44 66 Closed companies in 2009 30 43 147 % change 36.7% 2.3% -55% Record Year 2005 (49) 2003 (271) 2005 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 64 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 64 22,460 2009 -52 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (507) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -1 29 36 Net growth in 2009 20 12 -84 Record Year 2000 (34) 2006 (96) 2007 (434)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Tunbridge Wells 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -25.8% 13.7% 34.5% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1968 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 55.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 45.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
15.9% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.94% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.86% CONSULTING 4.60% ASSOCIATES 1.13% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 0.97% PROPERTY 2.50% DESIGN 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 0.73% TRADING 1.93% RTM 0.73% DESIGN 1.91% FUTURES 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% WELLS 0.65% MEDIA 1.84% KENT 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% BLUE 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PARTNERS 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.54% TUNBRIDGE 0.57% J 1.48% COURT 0.57% LONDON 1.45% BUSINESS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.49% GROUP 1.37% RESOURCES 0.49% GLOBAL 1.35% PRODUCTIONS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% R 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% FINANCE 0.49% CARE 1.33% (TUNBRIDGE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WELLS) 0.49% M 1.28% S 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% L 0.49% S 1.23%
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 758 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 108 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 41 19,948 7011 - Development & sell real estate 23 5,300 99999 - Dormant Company 22 13,808 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 9,943 98000 - Residents property management 19 3,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 9,659 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,149 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 3,169 7499 - Non-trading company 14 15,398 7450 - Labour recruitment 13 3,809 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 3,077
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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