Ashford, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 181 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ashford UK 2011 181 116,391 2010 165 105,137 % change 9.7% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 45 69 67 New companies in 2010 34 53 78 % change 32.4% 30.2% -14.1% Record Year 2007 (72) 2003 (73) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 181 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ashford UK 2011 181 90,986 2010 174 82,677 % change 4.0% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (181) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 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 2011 61 47 73 Closed companies in 2010 46 55 73 % change 32.6% -14.5% 0% Record Year 2011 (61) 2010 (55) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 0 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ashford UK 2011 0 25,405 2010 -9 22,460 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -16 22 -6 Net growth in 2010 -12 -2 5 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ashford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 14.1% 14.5% -18.0% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage FOODS 3.18% CONSULTING 5.04% J 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 0.97% PROPERTY 2.38% BUILDING 0.88% TRADING 2.10% S 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% ASHFORD 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRAINING 0.79% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% GREEN 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTING 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% CONTRACTORS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.61% KENT 0.71% LONDON 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.62% CARE 1.45% (KENT) 0.62% J 1.45% NORMAS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.62% IT 1.41% SHOP 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% BUSINESS 0.44% M 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TRADING 0.44% S 1.24% CAFE 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% LOGISTICS 0.44% SYSTEMS 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 264 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 120 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 30 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 16,150 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 23 200 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,740 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,085 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,316 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 18 1,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 10,246 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,788 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,789 73110 - Advertising agencies 10 1,597 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 6,183 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,172
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07554220 ALICIA PARTNER LIMITED 07 Mar 2011 07548221 GEKKO CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07547378 ZOE ALEXANDER UK LTD 01 Mar 2011 07546381 4 WOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 07585375 UNITY SOUTH EAST LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07579172 AGILE CONSORTIUM LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07577216 STEP SHORT FOLKESTONE LTD 24 Mar 2011 07570341 VLH HOLDINGS LTD 18 Mar 2011 07552058 TOWERS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 04 Mar 2011 07549271 KENT HORSE FEEDS AND BEDDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 OC362295 HOBBS PARKER 2011 LLP 01 Mar 2011 OC363004 SUI GENERIS PLANNING LLP 22 Mar 2011 07579948 AAMABUWA LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07575101 KENDOLABSON COMPUTING LTD 23 Mar 2011 07562292 GOAT LEES IT LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07557214 D J B TRADE LTD 09 Mar 2011 07556274 SOLAR STUDIO LTD 08 Mar 2011 07551369 GALILEO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07550649 ROMANY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07585093 GREEN FLOR LIMITED 30 Mar 2011 07575311 BRITANNIA DEFENCE LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07560564 TRABAN LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07558875 FULLER (CORPORATE) LIMITED 10 Mar 2011 07551584 ACCELERATED BUSINESS SALES SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Mar 2011 07546391 MGF INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
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