Ashford, Kent
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 345 companies were formed in Ashford. This figure is 6.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Ashford occurred in 2007 when a total of 425 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 345 203,749 2009 325 182,021 % change 6.2% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (425) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 180 companies were registered in Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 180 98,612 2009 151 90,987 % change 19.2% 8.4% Record Year 2003 (199) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 57 60 63 New companies in 2009 53 53 45 % change 7.5% 13.2% 40.0% Record Year 2008 (75) 2002 (67) 2003 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 325 companies were dissolved in Ashford. This figure is 25.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Ashford occurred in 2009 when a total of 436 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 325 177,631 2009 436 289,236 % change -25.5% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (436) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 42.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 151 94,954 2009 263 181,176 % change -42.6% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 37 60 54 Closed companies in 2009 82 109 72 % change -54.9% -45.0% -25% Record Year 2009 (82) 2009 (109) 2009 (72)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Ashford increased by 20 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 20 26,118 2009 -111 -107,215 Record Year 2003 (274) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 29 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 29 3,658 2009 -112 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 20 0 9 Net growth in 2009 -29 -56 -27 Record Year 1997 (69) 2003 (51) 2003 (55)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -1.1% 7.9% 26.0% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1967 (0.6%) 1972 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Ashford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Ashford in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOODS 3.62% MANAGEMENT 5.01% KENT 1.45% CONSULTING 4.79% MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% PROPERTY 2.40% J 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.02% EAST 0.91% TRADING 2.01% ENGINEERING 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% BUSINESS 0.82% MEDIA 1.80% ASHFORD 0.82% BUSINESS 1.75% BUILDING 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.71% S 0.82% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% (KENT) 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.56% ASSOCIATES 0.72% LONDON 1.52% MEDIA 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SOUTH 0.63% J 1.46% RECRUITMENT 0.63% CARE 1.41% M 0.63% GLOBAL 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANCY 0.63% BUILDING 1.33% MARKETING 0.54% M 1.29% SECURITY 0.54% IT 1.28% K 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRAINING 0.54% GROUP 1.25% PROPERTY 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 284 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 126 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 25,942 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 14,598 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,842 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 13,490 7499 - Non-trading company 26 13,997 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 24 182 99999 - Dormant Company 22 14,342 74990 - Non-trading company 20 7,893 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 8,262 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,822 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 18 149 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 15 1,312 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 5,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,922 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,285 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 9,122 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 8,590 7011 - Development & sell real estate 11 4,579
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07239753 TTP CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Apr 2010 07230605 PASOH LIMITED 21 Apr 2010 07224180 TREND 77 LTD 15 Apr 2010 07215194 HUSTLE NIGHT CLUB LIMITED 07 Apr 2010 OC354162 CASCADE PRINT MANAGEMENT LLP 15 Apr 2010 07236524 HEALTH ALERT 24 LIMITED 27 Apr 2010 07235605 3STAR-VEG LIMITED 27 Apr 2010 07231401 BJAP LTD 22 Apr 2010 07230951 BONATO LIMITED 21 Apr 2010 07230504 GABRIELS LEISURE LTD 21 Apr 2010 07219505 INNATE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Apr 2010 07213461 TINY DOG FILMS LIMITED 06 Apr 2010 07232201 GODWOOD INNOVATION LIMITED 22 Apr 2010 07229459 FINSTOCK FOODS LIMITED 20 Apr 2010 07229456 FANTHORPE FOODS LIMITED 20 Apr 2010 07229442 FEATHERSTONE FOODS LIMITED 20 Apr 2010 07229395 FIRCROFT FOODS LIMITED 20 Apr 2010 07229365 FONTHILL FOODS LIMITED 20 Apr 2010 07226193 ASHFORD HYPNOTHERAPY PRACTICE LTD 16 Apr 2010 07237563 DOCLANDS LOCUM LIMITED 28 Apr 2010 OC353926 K & S PRODUCTS LLP 08 Apr 2010 07239436 J DAVIS CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Apr 2010 07230933 JPG SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Apr 2010 07225442 BACKSBERG LIMITED 16 Apr 2010 07223152 GARDINER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 14 Apr 2010
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