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 07694980 HRB INSTALLATIONS LTD. 06 Jul 2011 07703812 LEEMAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2011 07707737 660 HOSTING LTD 18 Jul 2011 07709852 J&MD LTD 19 Jul 2011 07714848 P&F SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07715402 JPC ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Jul 2011 07690127 DONNELLY (KENT) LTD 01 Jul 2011 07690527 SENTURY LTD 04 Jul 2011 07701452 ADAMS TRACING SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2011 07706508 RELAX RECRUITMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07706823 BACK TO WELLNESS CHIROPRACTIC LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07708023 COMMUNICATION KIT LTD 18 Jul 2011 07710681 SCG PROCUREMENT LIMITED 19 Jul 2011 07714844 ACCURATE SCREEDING LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07719361 ACOUSTIC CLOUD LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07719477 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MEDIA EDUCATION TRUST 27 Jul 2011 07720505 ECOBUILD HOMES LTD 27 Jul 2011 07721658 INSOLITEVENT LTD 28 Jul 2011 07697241 THE ARTIST'S PUBLICATION LIMITED 07 Jul 2011 07695588 LINE INSTALLATIONS LTD 06 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 07699545 NORCON (S.E.) LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07711882 SMEETH PLAY CLUB 20 Jul 2011
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