Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tunbridge Wells when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 241 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tunbridge Wells UK 2012 241 131,491 2011 263 116,391 % change -8.4% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (618) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 67 77 97 New companies in 2011 78 75 110 % change -14.1% 2.7% -11.8% Record Year 2011 (78) 2006 (130) 2007 (477)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 36.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tunbridge Wells UK 2012 100 67,576 2011 157 90,987 % change -36.3% -25.7% Record Year 2003 (392) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 29 41 30 Closed companies in 2011 62 55 40 % change -53.2% -25.5% -25% Record Year 2011 (62) 2003 (271) 2005 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 141 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tunbridge Wells UK 2012 141 63,915 2011 106 25,404 Record Year 2007 (507) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tunbridge Wells when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 38 36 67 Net growth in 2011 16 20 70 Record Year 2012 (38) 2006 (96) 2007 (434)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Tunbridge Wells 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -26.4% -12.2% -17.5% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1968 (0.6%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 3.18% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.28% PROPERTY 2.37% HOUSE 1.28% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.15% DESIGN 1.93% ROAD 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.79% COURT 0.88% BUSINESS 1.73% WELLS 0.88% MEDIA 1.72% YOOPHUKET 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.74% LONDON 1.66% GREEN 0.68% J 1.54% HOMES 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENERGY 0.68% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.68% IT 1.40% KENT 0.61% CARE 1.34% TUNBRIDGE 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% DESIGN 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% RED 0.54% M 1.27% BUSINESS 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% PARTNERS 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% HOLDINGS 0.47% S 1.20% PROJECT 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 450 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 93 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 47 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 42 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 38 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 12,113 98000 - Residents property management 34 3,050 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,637 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,984 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 16 9,102 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 4,132 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 2,092 86900 - Other human health activities 13 5,066 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934
Recent Companies
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