Canterbury, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous March.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 134 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 134 105,137 2009 117 91,034 % change 14.5% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (140) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous March.
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 30 43 61 New companies in 2009 40 34 43 % change -25.0% 26.5% 41.9% Record Year 2003 (49) 2010 (43) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 96 82,677 2009 102 108,060 % change -5.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (102) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 19 35 42 Closed companies in 2009 14 13 75 % change 35.7% 169.2% -44% Record Year 2007 (21) 2010 (35) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 38 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 38 22,460 2009 15 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 11 8 19 Net growth in 2009 26 21 -32 Record Year 2003 (35) 2006 (29) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Canterbury 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.4% 8.4% 17.9% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1962 (0.8%) 1972 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.7% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EUROPE 2.36% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.91% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 1.12% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CANTERBURY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.50% SECURITY 0.79% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.79% TRADING 1.93% - 0.79% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% PROPERTIES 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% UNIVERSAL 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HOUSE 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PARTNERSHIP 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% J 1.48% LONDON 0.56% LONDON 1.45% MEDIA 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% TRADING 0.56% GROUP 1.37% BUSINESS 0.45% GLOBAL 1.35% (KENT) 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% MY 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% PRODUCTIONS 0.45% CARE 1.33% ECO 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOME 0.45% M 1.28% CORPORATE 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.25% GROUP 0.45% S 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 226 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 89 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 26 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 14,007 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 9,325 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 5,300 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,513 99999 - Dormant Company 11 13,808 7450 - Labour recruitment 10 3,809 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 8 2,161 5530 - Restaurants 8 4,798 98000 - Residents property management 7 3,892 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 3,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,143
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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