Ashford, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 255 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Ashford UK 2014 255 150,722 2013 214 134,802 % change 19.2% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (255) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 89 68 98 New companies in 2013 63 75 76 % change 41.3% -9.3% 28.9% Record Year 2014 (89) 2013 (75) 2014 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Ashford UK 2014 153 82,370 2013 163 77,914 % change -6.1% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (181) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 57 48 48 Closed companies in 2013 65 49 49 % change -12.3% -2.0% -2% Record Year 2013 (65) 2010 (55) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 102 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Ashford UK 2014 102 68,352 2013 51 56,888 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 32 20 50 Net growth in 2013 -2 26 27 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Ashford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 32.2% -16.3% 7.6% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2002 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 2006 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
32.0% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.77% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ASHFORD 1.10% PROPERTY 2.64% (KENT) 0.88% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.81% LONDON 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.74% CARE 1.79% MEDICAL 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% J 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.66% BUSINESS 1.71% WORKSHOP 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.58% SECURITY 0.59% J 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PAYROLL 0.59% MEDIA 1.48% BUILDING 0.59% IT 1.33% M 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.30% PARTNERS 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% R 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% CARE 0.52% M 1.21% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% CAPITAL 1.20% TRADING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 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 332 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 88 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 27,750 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 9,284 41100 - Development of building projects 20 9,855 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 20 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,135 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 5,477 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 5,988 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,313 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 5,876 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 3,882 71111 - Architectural activities 14 2,787 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 5,521
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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