Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Wells UK 2012 229 118,868 2011 226 114,512 % change 1.3% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (907) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 67 92 70 New companies in 2011 71 63 92 % change -5.6% 46.0% -23.9% Record Year 2002 (119) 1999 (268) 2003 (645)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Wells UK 2012 129 74,772 2011 137 72,230 % change -5.8% 3.5% Record Year 2005 (647) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 44 41 44 Closed companies in 2011 44 49 44 % change 0.0% -16.3% 0% Record Year 2002 (441) 2005 (287) 2005 (290)
Net Company Growth
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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 Wells UK 2012 100 44,096 2011 89 42,282 Record Year 2003 (799) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 23 51 26 Net growth in 2011 27 14 48 Record Year 2008 (55) 1999 (256) 2003 (620)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.3% 47.2% -24.7% Record Year 1970 (0.5%) 1999 (1.5%) 2000 (2.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ASSOCIATES 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.20% PROPERTY 2.35% RTM 1.13% TRADING 2.08% INVESTMENTS 1.13% DESIGN 1.87% WELLS 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% FINANCE 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.77% BUSINESS 1.72% TUNBRIDGE 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ROAD 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% J 0.56% LONDON 1.67% MEDIA 0.56% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.53% DJB 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CAPITAL 0.56% IT 1.43% PRODUCTIONS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.49% CARE 1.32% T 0.49% M 1.27% HOUSE 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% JAMES 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CENTRE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% WEST 0.49% S 1.17% GREEN 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 695 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 78 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 64 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 33,677 74990 - Non-trading company 47 9,203 99999 - Dormant Company 42 25,035 98000 - Residents property management 42 2,786 9999 - Dormant Company 31 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 14,774 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 8,437 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,965 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 4,119 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,160 7499 - Non-trading company 10 6,164 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 1,458 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,294
Recent Companies
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