Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 213 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 213 101,492 2009 206 94,671 % change 3.4% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (907) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 61 73 79 New companies in 2009 68 64 74 % change -10.3% 14.1% 6.8% Record Year 2002 (119) 1999 (268) 2003 (645)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 157 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 157 87,705 2009 168 159,401 % change -6.5% -45.0% Record Year 2005 (647) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 50 66 41 Closed companies in 2009 26 49 93 % change 92.3% 34.7% -56% Record Year 2002 (441) 2005 (287) 2005 (290)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 56 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tunbridge Wells UK 2010 56 13,787 2009 38 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (799) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 11 7 38 Net growth in 2009 42 15 -19 Record Year 2008 (55) 1999 (256) 2003 (620)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Tunbridge Wells 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -16.6% 3.5% 2.4% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1999 (1.5%) 2000 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.7% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.21% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.74% CONSULTING 4.99% INVESTMENTS 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 1.03% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTIES 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% PARK 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% PARTNERS 0.71% MEDIA 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HEALTH 0.63% LONDON 1.59% FUTURES 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.59% RTM 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% L 0.55% CARE 1.44% CARE 0.55% J 1.44% FINANCE 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% R 0.55% GLOBAL 1.42% BUILDING 0.55% IT 1.35% TRADING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% COMMERCIAL 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% KENT 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ERIDGE 0.47% M 1.28% COURT 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% MEDIA 0.47% S 1.24%
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 390 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 105 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 43 21,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 8,292 99999 - Dormant Company 23 14,072 7011 - Development & sell real estate 23 3,743 9305 - Other service activities 22 9,454 7499 - Non-trading company 19 13,408 98000 - Residents property management 16 3,273 7450 - Labour recruitment 16 2,972 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,967 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 5,716 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 8,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,767 74990 - Non-trading company 13 7,649 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 13 2,472 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 12 2,962
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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