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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