Ashford, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 176 companies were registered in Ashford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ashford UK 2010 176 101,492 2009 185 94,671 % change -4.9% 7.2% Record Year 2002 (205) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 47 67 62 New companies in 2009 85 36 64 % change -44.7% 86.1% -3.1% Record Year 2009 (85) 2010 (67) 2005 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ashford UK 2010 170 87,705 2009 199 159,401 % change -14.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 52 63 55 Closed companies in 2009 59 54 86 % change -11.9% 16.7% -36% Record Year 2009 (59) 2008 (86) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Ashford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 6 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ashford UK 2010 6 13,787 2009 -14 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (155) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -5 4 7 Net growth in 2009 26 -18 -22 Record Year 2002 (56) 2002 (45) 2002 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ashford 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% % change -48.6% 68.8% -7.1% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1977 (0.3%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Ashford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOODS 4.40% MANAGEMENT 5.06% KENT 1.17% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.12% (KENT) 0.99% PROPERTY 2.38% BUILDING 0.99% TRADING 2.04% J 0.90% ASSOCIATES 2.01% ASHFORD 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% TRAINING 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% S 0.81% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% MEDIA 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.81% LONDON 1.59% BUSINESS 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSULTANCY 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.63% CARE 1.44% CONSULTING 0.63% J 1.44% GREEN 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% CONSULTANTS 0.54% IT 1.35% PROPERTY 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% EAST 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% K 0.45% M 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% SHOP 0.45% S 1.24%
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 287 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 136 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 37 21,484 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 36 202 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 13,161 7499 - Non-trading company 24 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 24 9,454 99999 - Dormant Company 22 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 21 7,649 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 17 1,293 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,767 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 5,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 8,292 7011 - Development & sell real estate 10 3,743 43210 - Electrical installation 10 2,747
Recent Companies
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