Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tunbridge Wells when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 254 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Tunbridge Wells UK 2013 254 134,802 2012 241 131,491 % change 5.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (618) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Tunbridge Wells when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 78 76 100 New companies in 2012 67 77 97 % change 16.4% -1.3% 3.1% Record Year 2011 (78) 2006 (130) 2007 (477)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 34.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Tunbridge Wells UK 2013 134 77,914 2012 100 67,576 % change 34.0% 15.3% Record Year 2005 (274) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 61 33 40 Closed companies in 2012 29 41 30 % change 110.3% -19.5% 33% Record Year 2011 (62) 2003 (271) 2005 (181)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 120 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Tunbridge Wells UK 2013 120 56,888 2012 141 63,915 Record Year 2007 (507) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 17 43 60 Net growth in 2012 38 36 67 Record Year 2012 (38) 2006 (96) 2007 (434)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Tunbridge Wells 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.4% -2.0% 6.6% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 2006 (0.4%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 2006 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.17% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.44% ASSOCIATES 0.87% TRADING 2.06% TUNBRIDGE 0.72% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.78% CAPITAL 0.72% BUSINESS 1.77% WELLS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.72% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% FINANCE 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% FINANCIAL 0.58% J 1.56% MEDIA 0.58% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.51% IT 1.43% JAMES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HEALTH 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% PRODUCTIONS 0.43% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.36% BUILDING 1.21% COURT 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19% RUGBY 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BEACH 0.36% TRAINING 1.17% TW 0.36% SECURITY 1.15%
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 487 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 121 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 121 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 90 54,531 98000 - Residents property management 63 4,579 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 47 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 32 8,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 6,591 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 20 5,104 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 19 3,240 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 74100 - specialised design activities 15 3,645 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 3,408 56101 - Licensed restaurants 13 6,894 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 13 3,249 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 7,199
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08363097 BEACH RUGBY EVENTS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08363422 EDINBURGH BEACH RUGBY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08363481 DUBLIN BEACH RUGBY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08364320 WHITE MUSE LTD 17 Jan 2013 08372576 THE WALL VINYL COMPANY LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08376199 DUSHDAP VENTURES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013 08350398 SALEXIT LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08360558 ALASTAIR CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jan 2013 08366484 LEXRICKS LTD 18 Jan 2013 08370050 CYDONIA LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 OC381970 HENRIETTA PROPERTIES LLP 29 Jan 2013 08380086 TWEEDBANK LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08344464 TOM MACINTOSH CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08349519 RETAIL ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08370501 GENTLY INSPIRED LTD 22 Jan 2013 08345936 SOUTH EAST FENCING LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08346004 HULL WORKING MANS CLUB LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08349019 WEALD FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08351117 GELLY LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08351184 BLACK CATZ CAFE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08351260 POSEIDON LOGIC LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08356294 L1 PROTECTION LIMITED 11 Jan 2013 08364262 BLACKBOX DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2013 08368864 MAPIGRATE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08377539 WESTERING RTE LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
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