Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 232 companies were registered in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tunbridge Wells UK 2015 232 161,156 2014 247 150,722 % change -6.1% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (618) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 70 71 91 New companies in 2014 86 77 84 % change -18.6% -7.8% 8.3% Record Year 2014 (86) 2006 (130) 2007 (477)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 183 companies were dissolved in Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 38.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tunbridge Wells UK 2015 183 89,523 2014 132 82,370 % change 38.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (220) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 53 80 50 Closed companies in 2014 46 45 41 % change 15.2% 77.8% 22% Record Year 2011 (62) 2003 (271) 2005 (181)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Tunbridge Wells during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 49 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tunbridge Wells UK 2015 49 71,633 2014 115 68,352 Record Year 2007 (507) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 17 -9 41 Net growth in 2014 40 32 43 Record Year 2014 (40) 2006 (96) 2007 (434)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Tunbridge Wells formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tunbridge Wells 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -20.2% -15.0% -1.3% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 2006 (0.4%) 2007 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Tunbridge Wells was in 2006 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Tunbridge Wells in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.51% CONSULTING 5.23% PROPERTY 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.62% WELLS 1.03% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% INVESTMENTS 0.96% CARE 2.13% TUNBRIDGE 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% ROAD 0.81% LONDON 1.91% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% TRADING 1.88% DESIGN 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.74% ELECTRICAL 1.76% MEDIA 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% LONDON 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% J 1.55% HOUSE 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% RTM 0.52% BUSINESS 1.49% ENERGY 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GLOBAL 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% INTERNATIONAL 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROJECTS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOLDINGS 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.44% IT 1.30% KENT 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% GROUP 0.44% M 1.27%
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 437 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 128 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 97 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 86 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 29,218 41100 - Development of building projects 36 11,863 98000 - Residents property management 29 5,308 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 11,600 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 7,797 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,651 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 18 6,067 73110 - Advertising agencies 17 4,181 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 8,909 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,242 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 15 4,253 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,080 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09470225 SFPG CONSULTING LTD 04 Mar 2015 OC398698 NICOLA CUBBON LLP 09 Mar 2015 09481167 41-50 CLEVELAND MANSIONS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09484975 VERY NUTTY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09488642 17-20 LTD 13 Mar 2015 09489225 CUBBON LTD 13 Mar 2015 09493684 KICK HOSTING LTD 17 Mar 2015 09496325 AEG CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2015 09498809 WELLS ADVISORY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09505789 SYMPHONY LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 OC399115 CUBED PROJECTS CRAWLEY LLP 28 Mar 2015 09516278 WOLFAN LTD 28 Mar 2015 09475192 STRUCTURALREFUB LTD 06 Mar 2015 09487783 BOUNCING EGG MEDIA LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 OC398826 INVESTMENT PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS LLP 13 Mar 2015 09497894 C-LL-CT-V-LY LTD 19 Mar 2015 09509067 OXTAIL LAND LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09468733 ATSARA LTD 03 Mar 2015 09471663 NO ORDINARY EXPERIENCE LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09479267 IT SELLING SOLUTION LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09479310 SIMON MACHALE CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09499803 ACSAGAL LTD 19 Mar 2015 09501098 PAN EUROPEAN INDUSTRIES LTD 20 Mar 2015 09502006 GARDNER AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09503139 QUICK FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Mar 2015
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