Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 229 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tunbridge WellsUK
    2012229118,868
    2011226114,512
    % change1.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (907) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012679270
    New companies in 2011716392
    % change-5.6%46.0%-23.9%
    Record Year2002 (119)1999 (268)2003 (645)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tunbridge WellsUK
    201212974,772
    201113772,230
    % change-5.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2005 (647) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012444144
    Closed companies in 2011444944
    % change0.0%-16.3%0%
    Record Year2002 (441)2005 (287)2005 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 100 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tunbridge WellsUK
    201210044,096
    20118942,282
    Record Year 2003 (799) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012235126
    Net growth in 2011271448
    Record Year2008 (55)1999 (256)2003 (620)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tunbridge Wells
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.3%47.2%-24.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1999 (1.5%)2000 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.1% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.76%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.62%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ASSOCIATES1.27%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%PROPERTY2.35%
    RTM1.13%TRADING2.08%
    INVESTMENTS1.13%DESIGN1.87%
    WELLS0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    FINANCE0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.77%BUSINESS1.72%
    TUNBRIDGE0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ROAD0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    J0.56%LONDON1.67%
    MEDIA0.56%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.56%GLOBAL1.53%
    DJB0.56%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CAPITAL0.56%IT1.43%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%CARE1.32%
    T0.49%M1.27%
    HOUSE0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    JAMES0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CENTRE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WEST0.49%S1.17%
    GREEN0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied695331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7819,425
    7487 - Other business activities6435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5333,677
    74990 - Non-trading company479,203
    99999 - Dormant Company4225,035
    98000 - Residents property management422,786
    9999 - Dormant Company3112,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy248,437
    41100 - Development of building projects204,965
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities144,119
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis113,160
    7499 - Non-trading company106,164
    7011 - Development & sell real estate101,458
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,294

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08207297 SUPERIOR GLASS (HOLDINGS) LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08207374 COCO BLUSH LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208106 TAREOX LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08217750 EVERYCLOUD RECRUITMENT LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08221792 KARCOS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223911 HILDON PARK LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226611 TUNBRIDGE WELLS PLASTIC SURGERY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228209 RUSHFORD CAPITAL MARKETS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08228210 RUSHFORD ESTATES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229132 UNIQUE AND CO LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232399 HOLY LAND TRADING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08200969 ZORVA CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202246 K & M HOGBEN LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08212300 YUMPTIOUS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08219935 THE SOUTH WEST LONDON ROOMS' COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08231045 AUTOMOTIVE PARTNER LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08233188 CHARLOTTE DAVIS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08204142 SMART & SIMPLE HOTEL LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208965 J J MCHUGH & SONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08221186 CARNARVON ROAD LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08231996 GRESHAM PARTNERS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08211123 DIVINE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212577 BUSINESS GUYDES LTD. 13 Sep 2012
    08222045 GOOD SCARY LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224708 M. STARKEY INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2012