Ashford, Kent
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 214 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ashford UK 2013 214 134,802 2012 191 131,491 % change 12.0% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 63 75 76 New companies in 2012 55 66 70 % change 14.5% 13.6% 8.6% Record Year 2007 (72) 2013 (75) 2007 (94)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 163 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ashford UK 2013 163 77,914 2012 133 67,576 % change 22.6% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (181) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 65 49 49 Closed companies in 2012 44 36 53 % change 47.7% 36.1% -8% Record Year 2013 (65) 2010 (55) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 51 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ashford UK 2013 51 56,888 2012 58 63,915 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -2 26 27 Net growth in 2012 11 30 17 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ashford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 2.7% 12.8% 12.3% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2002 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 2006 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.41% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ASHFORD 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.25% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 1.10% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 1.02% DESIGN 1.79% FOODS 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.78% J 0.86% BUSINESS 1.77% BUILDING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.75% P 0.71% LONDON 1.72% HOUSE 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.71% S 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% MEDIA 1.63% TRADING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.57% FINANCIAL 0.47% J 1.56% PROPERTY 0.47% CARE 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.47% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% MARKETING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% MAINTENANCE 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENT 0.39% TRAINING 1.17% RECRUITMENT 0.39% SECURITY 1.15%
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 290 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 65 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 42 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 24,894 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 32 454 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 21 8,465 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,129 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 43210 - Electrical installation 18 5,625 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 5,186 7487 - Other business activities 15 7,556 41100 - Development of building projects 15 8,637 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 5,062 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 4,952 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,591 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 14 3,073
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