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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
    07698435 MEDIPLAST SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698616 H&A STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07707737 660 HOSTING LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709852 J&MD LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07690127 DONNELLY (KENT) LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690527 SENTURY LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07695480 KENT BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07706823 BACK TO WELLNESS CHIROPRACTIC LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707249 INNOVATION AVENUE LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07707866 ZAMAMBA UK LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07708023 COMMUNICATION KIT LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07708559 THAMESIDE SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07710078 JUDITH GRACE SPV LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07715522 SILVA WOODFUELS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716161 LANDLORD PROPERTY SERVICES (KENT) LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717045 ENIGMA CLUB LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720505 ECOBUILD HOMES LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07721412 DEACON BLACK LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07691691 CAZZIE GREEN LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07691039 SWM ROOFING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07703114 VICKY COOPER LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07712289 PEAK RAILWAY SAFETY LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07715572 EXECUTIVE COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07693553 EXECUTIVE CARS (CHARING) LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07716916 LIFT IQ SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011