Ashford, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 165 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Ashford UK 2010 165 105,137 2009 174 91,034 % change -5.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 34 53 78 New companies in 2009 56 53 65 % change -39.3% 0.0% 20.0% Record Year 2007 (72) 2003 (73) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 174 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Ashford UK 2010 174 82,677 2009 173 108,060 % change 0.6% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (174) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 46 55 73 Closed companies in 2009 36 27 110 % change 27.8% 103.7% -34% Record Year 2010 (46) 2010 (55) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -9 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Ashford UK 2010 -9 22,460 2009 1 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -12 -2 5 Net growth in 2009 20 26 -45 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Ashford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -43.7% -14.3% -0.3% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.3% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOODS 2.26% MANAGEMENT 5.01% KENT 1.42% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 1.23% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 0.94% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.94% ASSOCIATES 2.04% EAST 0.94% TRADING 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.94% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUSINESS 0.85% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.75% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% (KENT) 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SOUTH 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTY 0.66% J 1.48% J 0.66% LONDON 1.45% GROUP 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.45% RECRUITMENT 0.66% GROUP 1.37% MARKETING 0.66% GLOBAL 1.35% SECURITY 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.57% BUILDING 1.34% MEATS 0.57% CARE 1.33% ASHFORD 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DIGITAL 0.57% M 1.28% PARTNERS 0.57% SYSTEMS 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% S 1.23%
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 301 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 124 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 33 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 29 15,398 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 29 178 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,149 99999 - Dormant Company 22 13,808 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,038 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 18 174 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 17 1,286 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,154 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 9,943 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 5,300
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07135181 BEST RACING LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07132432 INVICTAS GROUP LTD 21 Jan 2010 07132087 RETAIL PARTNERS EUROPE LTD. 21 Jan 2010 07128799 RUG MERCHANTS UK LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128534 SCAFFOLD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010 07126182 BRADSTOW LTD 15 Jan 2010 07123940 YPS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07122589 INTEC DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07118907 OCTOPUSS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07117025 CJP MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 07116978 SOLINPARC LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 OC351273 J MELLOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLP 05 Jan 2010 OC351902 SOUTH EAST SYSTEMS LLP 31 Jan 2010 07137460 L & C GARAGES LTD 27 Jan 2010 07124273 LERNAEAN HYDRA LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07119554 ART AND LIGHT LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07135016 MOTOVATION TRANSPORT LTD 25 Jan 2010 07132181 FIRST LEARNERS' LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07118452 AMADAK LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07116731 VENETIA CARPENTER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 07122671 FASTCARE LTD 12 Jan 2010 07116819 L K R COMPONENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 07132486 PG PLEASURE BOATS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07129507 BRAMBLES RURAL SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2010 07118808 SPIDERBYDESIGN LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
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