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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07914054 UNITED CHANGE MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Jan 2012 07916004 MBG CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07918413 KATE AMOS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07926631 BOOKWORM SERVICES (ASHFORD) LTD 27 Jan 2012 07897007 HEADCORN TILES LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07899069 REAL GOOD TOYS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07901838 SAYER ASSOCIATES LTD 09 Jan 2012 07903925 RICHARD FARLEIGH LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07904994 CREATIVE LETTING AGENTS (HASTINGS) LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07904999 CREATIVE ESTATE AGENTS (HASTINGS) LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07911337 FCC CARPENTRY LTD 16 Jan 2012 OC371179 CIVIL RAIL LLP 04 Jan 2012 07896676 PREPARE4CHANGE LTD 04 Jan 2012 07917403 OL'S WINDOW WASH LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07922404 S E TRADING LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07899066 TSR TRADING LTD 05 Jan 2012 07910717 FASTPENCIL BOOKS LTD 16 Jan 2012 07916920 QUERCUS OAK FRAMING LTD 19 Jan 2012 07920819 CHERRY TREE CAD SERVICES LTD 24 Jan 2012 07927034 CLOUD IMPS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07928212 LINKWIRE LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07897020 SALT INCORPORATED LTD 04 Jan 2012 07911128 HAMPDEN HEALTH LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07913075 METRO UX SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2012 07921142 MARTIN ANSELL - SAFEHANDS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
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