Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 226 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Tunbridge Wells UK 2011 226 114,512 2010 213 101,492 % change 6.1% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (907) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 71 63 92 New companies in 2010 61 73 79 % change 16.4% -13.7% 16.5% Record Year 2002 (119) 1999 (268) 2003 (645)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Tunbridge Wells UK 2011 137 72,230 2010 157 87,705 % change -12.7% -17.6% Record Year 2005 (647) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 44 49 44 Closed companies in 2010 50 66 41 % change -12.0% -25.8% 7% Record Year 2002 (441) 2005 (287) 2005 (290)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 89 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Tunbridge Wells UK 2011 89 42,282 2010 56 13,787 Record Year 2003 (799) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 27 14 48 Net growth in 2010 11 7 38 Record Year 2008 (55) 1999 (256) 2003 (620)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Tunbridge Wells 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 6.5% -27.4% 5.2% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1999 (1.5%) 2000 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
32.3% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 3.64% CONSULTING 5.11% HOUSE 3.15% MANAGEMENT 4.75% YOOPHUKET 2.52% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTING 2.31% PROPERTY 2.41% MANAGEMENT 1.68% TRADING 2.06% COURT 1.26% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANTS 1.19% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ASSOCIATES 1.12% BUSINESS 1.82% ROAD 1.05% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 1.05% ENGINEERING 1.74% PROPERTY 0.98% MEDIA 1.72% ENERGY 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUILDERS 0.70% LONDON 1.63% DESIGN 0.70% J 1.47% MEDIA 0.70% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CAPITAL 0.63% CARE 1.42% STAR 0.63% IT 1.38% JAMES 0.56% BUILDING 1.30% RED 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.28% SOUTH 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% M 1.25% BUSINESS 0.56% ENERGY 1.22% GREEN 0.56% TRAINING 1.21% PARTNERSHIP 0.56% S 1.21%
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 405 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 116 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 15,760 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 56 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 50 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 14,755 99999 - Dormant Company 35 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 10,137 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 18 10,525 98000 - Residents property management 18 2,664 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,798 41100 - Development of building projects 16 3,697 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,064 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 3,271 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 2,638 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,551 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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