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
    08202177 DISRUBIZ LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08207297 SUPERIOR GLASS (HOLDINGS) LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209251 J W C CLEANING LTD. 11 Sep 2012
    08210557 WRITTENRIGHT LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    OC378455 CASSRA LLP 14 Sep 2012
    OC378458 AMBRECK LLP 14 Sep 2012
    08219100 SMART DRAKE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    OC378561 RIMINGTON INVESTMENTS LLP 19 Sep 2012
    08226611 TUNBRIDGE WELLS PLASTIC SURGERY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228209 RUSHFORD CAPITAL MARKETS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    OC378188 KATY HOGBEN LLP 05 Sep 2012
    08231045 AUTOMOTIVE PARTNER LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231462 MYGAP LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08233188 CHARLOTTE DAVIS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08204142 SMART & SIMPLE HOTEL LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08221186 CARNARVON ROAD LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08226693 REDSPOT HR LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08198280 DELTA FUNDS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08211123 DIVINE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212953 BEAUFORT CORPORATE CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213455 KGML LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08220364 RENAIR AVIATION LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08224708 M. STARKEY INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08227052 CAPTIV8 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230558 WEST PURLEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Sep 2012