Ashford, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 191 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Ashford UK 2012 191 131,491 2011 181 116,391 % change 5.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 55 66 70 New companies in 2011 45 69 67 % change 22.2% -4.3% 4.5% Record Year 2007 (72) 2003 (73) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Ashford UK 2012 133 67,576 2011 181 90,987 % change -26.5% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (181) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 44 36 53 Closed companies in 2011 61 47 73 % change -27.9% -23.4% -27% Record Year 2011 (61) 2010 (55) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 58 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Ashford UK 2012 58 63,915 2011 0 25,404 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 11 30 17 Net growth in 2011 -16 22 -6 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Ashford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Ashford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 4.8% -18.2% -2.3% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.57% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (KENT) 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% KENT 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 0.99% TRADING 2.07% ASHFORD 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% EAST 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% GREEN 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.79% IT 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% SOUTH 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.66% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.66% J 1.54% J 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% B 0.58% GLOBAL 1.50% DESIGN 0.58% IT 1.40% CENTRE 0.50% CARE 1.34% C 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% JAMES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.41% M 1.27% (ASHFORD) 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% PARTNERSHIP 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% FOODS 0.41% S 1.20% GRACE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 269 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 112 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 35,233 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 44 212 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 27 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 18 9,102 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,637 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 18 199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,356 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 3,439 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 68310 - Real estate agencies 11 2,207
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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