Ashford, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 180 companies were registered in Ashford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Ashford UK 2012 180 118,868 2011 183 114,512 % change -1.6% 3.8% Record Year 2002 (205) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 63 58 59 New companies in 2011 59 57 67 % change 6.8% 1.8% -11.9% Record Year 2009 (85) 2010 (67) 2005 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Ashford UK 2012 122 74,772 2011 98 72,230 % change 24.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 61 38 23 Closed companies in 2011 29 28 41 % change 110.3% 35.7% -44% Record Year 2012 (61) 2008 (86) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Ashford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 58 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Ashford UK 2012 58 44,096 2011 85 42,282 Record Year 2002 (155) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 2 20 36 Net growth in 2011 30 29 26 Record Year 2002 (56) 2002 (45) 2002 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Ashford 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -4.2% 2.6% -12.8% Record Year 1961 (0.6%) 1977 (0.3%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Ashford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.58% CONSULTING 5.05% KENT 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ASHFORD 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 1.08% TRADING 2.08% FOODS 0.91% DESIGN 1.87% BUILDING 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.66% BUSINESS 1.72% (KENT) 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GREEN 0.66% MEDIA 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% LONDON 1.67% IT 0.58% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% PROPERTY 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRADING 0.50% IT 1.43% S 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.34% CENTRE 0.41% CARE 1.32% CLUB 0.41% M 1.27% FINANCIAL 0.41% BUILDING 1.22% ACCOUNTANCY 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HOUSE 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TREE 0.41% S 1.17% MEDIA 0.33% SECURITY 1.16%
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 450 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 70 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 34 25,035 5132 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 31 159 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 17 202 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 3,712 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 3,089 7499 - Non-trading company 14 6,164 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,965 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 7,869 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,584 43210 - Electrical installation 10 3,387
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