Ashford, Kent
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 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 2014)
A total of 219 companies were registered in Ashford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Ashford UK 2014 219 143,414 2013 223 132,684 % change -1.8% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (223) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 69 57 93 New companies in 2013 80 70 73 % change -13.8% -18.6% 27.4% Record Year 2009 (85) 2013 (70) 2014 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 183 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 34.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Ashford UK 2014 183 101,670 2013 136 86,170 % change 34.6% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (199) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 68 54 61 Closed companies in 2013 44 49 43 % change 54.5% 10.2% 42% Record Year 2014 (68) 2008 (86) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Ashford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 36 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Ashford UK 2014 36 41,744 2013 87 46,514 Record Year 2013 (87) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 1 3 32 Net growth in 2013 36 21 30 Record Year 2002 (56) 2002 (45) 2002 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Ashford 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.6% -22.4% 16.8% Record Year 2002 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 18.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 2011 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
16.8% of all director appointments in Ashford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.57% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.63% ASHFORD 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.14% ENGINEERING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% BUILDING 1.00% TRADING 2.00% CONSTRUCTION 0.86% LONDON 1.95% LONDON 0.79% CARE 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.79% TRANSPORT 1.76% BUSINESS 0.72% DESIGN 1.70% (KENT) 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.70% MEDIA 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.72% BUSINESS 1.62% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% J 1.53% R 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SONS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% RED 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEATS 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDICAL 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% ASSOCIATES 0.50% CO., 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% EAST 0.43% IT 1.30% PARTNERS 0.43% M 1.23%
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 349 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 100 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 63 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 29,313 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 22 10,604 86900 - Other human health activities 19 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 9,914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 10,361 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 7,401 74990 - Non-trading company 16 14,006 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,501 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 5,786 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 7,151 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,675 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 14 407 73110 - Advertising agencies 14 4,036
Recent Companies
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