Ashford, Kent
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 223 companies were registered in Ashford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ashford UK 2013 223 132,684 2012 180 118,868 % change 23.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (223) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 80 70 73 New companies in 2012 63 58 59 % change 27.0% 20.7% 23.7% Record Year 2009 (85) 2013 (70) 2013 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ashford UK 2013 136 86,170 2012 122 75,908 % change 11.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 44 49 43 Closed companies in 2012 61 38 23 % change -27.9% 28.9% 87% Record Year 2012 (61) 2008 (86) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Ashford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 87 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ashford UK 2013 87 46,514 2012 58 42,960 Record Year 2004 (122) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 36 21 30 Net growth in 2012 2 20 36 Record Year 2002 (56) 2002 (45) 2002 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ashford 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 13.7% 10.7% 8.5% Record Year 2002 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 2011 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Ashford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.27% KENT 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ASSOCIATES 1.12% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 0.90% TRADING 2.08% ASHFORD 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.90% LONDON 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% DESIGN 1.78% SECURITY 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% P 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTY 0.52% CARE 1.64% DESIGN 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUILDING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% M 0.52% J 1.54% S 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% PAYROLL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% BUSINESS 0.52% IT 1.39% MEDICAL 0.52% M 1.25% (KENT) 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PRODUCTS 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% C 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% ELECTRICAL 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% FOODS 0.45% TRAINING 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 321 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 76 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,516 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,228 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 19 5,706 86900 - Other human health activities 17 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 8,312 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 5,576 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 4,894 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 8,475 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,590 73110 - Advertising agencies 13 3,623 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 13 3,323
Recent Companies
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