Ashford, Kent
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ashford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 257 companies were registered in Ashford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ashford UK 2015 257 161,156 2014 255 150,722 % change 0.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (257) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 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 2015 69 91 97 New companies in 2014 89 68 98 % change -22.5% 33.8% -1.0% Record Year 2014 (89) 2015 (91) 2014 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 172 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ashford UK 2015 172 89,523 2014 153 82,370 % change 12.4% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (181) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Ashford when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 40 70 62 Closed companies in 2014 57 48 48 % change -29.8% 45.8% 29% Record Year 2013 (65) 2015 (70) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Ashford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 85 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ashford UK 2015 85 71,633 2014 102 68,352 Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 29 21 35 Net growth in 2014 32 20 50 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (51) 2008 (70)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Ashford formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ashford 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -24.0% 23.3% -9.8% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2002 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 2006 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.67% CONSULTING 5.23% KENT 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.19% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.98% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% ENGINEERING 2.12% RAIL 0.91% LONDON 1.91% ASHFORD 0.91% TRADING 1.88% BUILDING 0.84% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUSINESS 0.84% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.77% DESIGN 1.65% R 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CO., 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.56% J 1.55% (KENT) 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MEDIA 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% IT 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% DEVELOPMENT 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.42% BUILDING 1.31% GROUP 0.42% IT 1.30% SONS 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% RIFT 0.42% M 1.27%
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 381 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 97 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 60 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 26 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 23 13,990 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 11,600 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 8,909 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 18 13,794 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,080 46320 - Wholesale of meat and meat products 17 429 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 16 7,797 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 6,238 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 6,052
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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