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 07978916 PASSENGER PLUS LTD 06 Mar 2012 07980663 CYBERTEK-UK LTD 07 Mar 2012 07982766 ASHFORD CARE LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07984282 ELECTRAWINDS (UK) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 07986275 B&D ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07989826 PETE BLACK LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07996138 STRAND PHARMACY (WALMER) LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07997730 BEAUTIFUL DAY (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 07977481 MTA TENNIS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07981811 COLD DAWN STUDIOS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07986544 CATCHER BAITS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07993171 IDEZIGN PROJECTS LTD 16 Mar 2012 07996460 HALO DEFENCE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07996736 OXON LOCUMS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 08000860 AZADA BY TARA LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08003891 A.T.E.M. LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 07975062 DOVETAIL-LIVING LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07985890 TG CONCEPTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07991556 DAZL LIGHTING LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07991959 JCS KENT LTD 15 Mar 2012 08001628 S&B DETAILING LTD 22 Mar 2012 08004480 CHM PUB COMPANY LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08006999 BROWNE'S SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 08009343 NEDAP XS UK LIMITED 28 Mar 2012 07998959 FASTCARE WELLNESS ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
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