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Ashford, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)AshfordUK
    2011183114,512
    2010176101,492
    % change4.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2002 (205) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011595767
    New companies in 2010476762
    % change25.5%-14.9%8.1%
    Record Year2009 (85)2010 (67)2005 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AshfordUK
    20119872,230
    201017087,705
    % change-42.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011292841
    Closed companies in 2010526355
    % change-44.2%-55.6%-25%
    Record Year2009 (59)2008 (86)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AshfordUK
    20118542,282
    2010613,787
    Record Year 2002 (155) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011302926
    Net growth in 2010-547
    Record Year2002 (56)2002 (45)2002 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change14.9%-28.4%-2.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.6%)1977 (0.3%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTING5.11%
    PROPERTY1.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASHFORD0.86%PROPERTY2.41%
    J0.86%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    KENT0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    EAST0.78%BUSINESS1.82%
    SOUTH0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONTRACTORS0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    (KENT)0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GRACE0.60%LONDON1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.60%J1.47%
    (ASHFORD)0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    IT0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    D0.52%CARE1.42%
    B0.52%IT1.38%
    JUDITH0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    PROJECT0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    NORMAS0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.52%M1.25%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    MEDIA0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied248204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5529,245
    5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products44235
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2914,755
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2715,760
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,543
    9305 - Other service activities2110,525
    46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products18151
    74990 - Non-trading company178,064
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified161,382
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,018
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,686
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,321
    73110 - Advertising agencies111,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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