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

  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 (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 WellsUK
    2013254134,802
    2012241131,491
    % change5.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (618) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20137876100
    New companies in 2012677797
    % change16.4%-1.3%3.1%
    Record Year2011 (78)2006 (130)2007 (477)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 WellsUK
    201313477,914
    201210067,576
    % change34.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2005 (274) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013613340
    Closed companies in 2012294130
    % change110.3%-19.5%33%
    Record Year2011 (62)2003 (271)2005 (181)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 WellsUK
    201312056,888
    201214163,915
    Record Year 2007 (507) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013174360
    Net growth in 2012383667
    Record Year2012 (38)2006 (96)2007 (434)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.4%-2.0%6.6%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)2006 (0.4%)2007 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.17%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.88%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.01%PROPERTY2.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%TRADING2.06%
    TUNBRIDGE0.72%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.72%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CAPITAL0.72%BUSINESS1.77%
    WELLS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.72%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    FINANCE0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    FINANCIAL0.58%J1.56%
    MEDIA0.58%CARE1.46%
    TRADING0.51%IT1.43%
    JAMES0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HEALTH0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PRODUCTIONS0.43%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.36%BUILDING1.21%
    COURT0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    RUGBY0.36%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BEACH0.36%TRAINING1.17%
    TW0.36%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company12143,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12132,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9054,531
    98000 - Residents property management634,579
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5524,894
    74990 - Non-trading company4714,129
    41100 - Development of building projects328,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3016,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities216,591
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis205,104
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies193,240
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate187,507
    74100 - specialised design activities153,645
    73110 - Advertising agencies143,408
    56101 - Licensed restaurants136,894
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities133,249
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet137,199

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08400048 SAFA PROPERTIES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08401085 CONTRACTOR ASSURED LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08405038 PAUL DANIELS VO LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410718 MAPPLE (UK) LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412839 THE ETRADING STORE LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08418865 WINFIELD RESOURCES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08419214 TW MEDICS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08423165 OUR TURF OUR EARTH LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08424132 HITCHCOCK LIBBY LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08384897 FABRIC LONDON LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08395814 PURE PROPERTY ONLINE LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08414926 41 UGR FREEHOLD LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08422276 MADDISONS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08391960 HARMER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08415520 WENDY BISHOP LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08418021 PARTICIPATION FILMS ONE LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08423735 BROWN & BROWN CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08389626 J MURPHY ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390161 S33 MEDIA LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390936 AWJ TRANSPORT LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08392855 READ IMAGES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    OC382346 ROCKHOPPER INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LLP 11 Feb 2013
    08398440 TRIBAL DESIGN LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401466 MOTIVO CASA LTD. 13 Feb 2013
    08404411 GDHW CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2013