Ashford, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 183 companies were registered in Ashford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Ashford UK 2011 183 114,512 2010 176 101,492 % change 4.0% 12.8% Record Year 2002 (205) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 59 57 67 New companies in 2010 47 67 62 % change 25.5% -14.9% 8.1% Record Year 2009 (85) 2010 (67) 2005 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 42.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Ashford UK 2011 98 72,230 2010 170 87,705 % change -42.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 29 28 41 Closed companies in 2010 52 63 55 % change -44.2% -55.6% -25% Record Year 2009 (59) 2008 (86) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Ashford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 85 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Ashford UK 2011 85 42,282 2010 6 13,787 Record Year 2002 (155) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 30 29 26 Net growth in 2010 -5 4 7 Record Year 2002 (56) 2002 (45) 2002 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Ashford 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 14.9% -28.4% -2.4% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1977 (0.3%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
32.7% of all director appointments in Ashford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.21% CONSULTING 5.11% PROPERTY 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ASHFORD 0.86% PROPERTY 2.41% J 0.86% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.86% DESIGN 1.94% KENT 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.85% EAST 0.78% BUSINESS 1.82% SOUTH 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONTRACTORS 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.74% (KENT) 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GRACE 0.60% LONDON 1.63% HOLDINGS 0.60% J 1.47% (ASHFORD) 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% IT 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% D 0.52% CARE 1.42% B 0.52% IT 1.38% JUDITH 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% PROJECT 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% NORMAS 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DESIGN 0.52% M 1.25% CONSULTANTS 0.52% ENERGY 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% TRAINING 1.21% MEDIA 0.43% S 1.21%
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 248 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 135 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 29,245 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 44 235 9999 - Dormant Company 35 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 14,755 99999 - Dormant Company 28 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 15,760 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 21 10,525 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 18 151 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,064 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 16 1,382 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,018 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,686 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 6,321 73110 - Advertising agencies 11 1,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07760504 ST MARY'S ARTS TRUST 02 Sep 2011 07768512 EAST KENT CARERS CONSORTIUM CIC 09 Sep 2011 07764760 D B CANTERBURY LIMITED 07 Sep 2011 07765329 BEAUTYBEADSONLINE LTD 07 Sep 2011 07770952 INSTANT TOPUP LTD 12 Sep 2011 07782734 PLASTICOM INNOVATIONS (UK) LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 07792141 TOP PETROLEUM LIMITED 29 Sep 2011 07759089 BARROW HILL VETERINARY GROUP LTD 01 Sep 2011 07763231 CLICKNBITE LTD 06 Sep 2011 07763838 B W PLUMBING & HEATING SOUTH EAST LTD 06 Sep 2011 07764598 ARI-GANT LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 07762358 ILHAN (KENT) LTD 05 Sep 2011 07768403 SMART STYLE HAIRCUT LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07771607 PROGRADEX LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 07772772 CONTEGO PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 14 Sep 2011 07782012 R&B SOUTH EAST LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07785436 DIRECT BUILDING SERVICES (KENT) LIMITED 23 Sep 2011 07761711 CDH ENTERPRISES LTD 05 Sep 2011 07774079 JAY'S PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Sep 2011 07788949 RUTH JUDGE LIMITED 27 Sep 2011 OC368337 M3 PRESTIGE CARS LLP 23 Sep 2011 07758696 WEALDEN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2011 07789361 SALUS SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Sep 2011 07763904 HARVICOM LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 07770177 INEVEXCO LTD 12 Sep 2011
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