Canterbury, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 125 101,492 2009 155 94,671 % change -19.4% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (155) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 46 36 43 New companies in 2009 45 50 60 % change 2.2% -28.0% -28.3% Record Year 2003 (63) 2009 (50) 2009 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 24.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 95 87,705 2009 125 159,401 % change -24.0% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 26 34 35 Closed companies in 2009 29 37 59 % change -10.3% -8.1% -41% Record Year 2007 (35) 2008 (69) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Canterbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 30 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Canterbury UK 2010 30 13,787 2009 30 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 20 2 8 Net growth in 2009 16 13 1 Record Year 2003 (51) 1999 (27) 2003 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Canterbury 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -4.9% -34.7% -31.3% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1977 (0.3%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 12.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.90% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CANTERBURY 1.66% CONSULTING 4.99% EUROPE 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 1.31% PROPERTY 2.38% KENT 1.19% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTIES 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUSINESS 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% - 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% DESIGN 0.71% MEDIA 1.75% TRADING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.59% LONDON 1.59% HOUSE 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% (KENT) 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% CARE 1.44% (CANTERBURY) 0.59% J 1.44% T 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.59% GLOBAL 1.42% CONSULTANTS 0.48% IT 1.35% DIRECT 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% IT 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% ELECTRICAL 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.48% M 1.28% BUILDING 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.26% EVENTS 0.48% S 1.24%
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 244 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 96 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 30 21,484 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 13,161 7499 - Non-trading company 19 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 15 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 12 7,649 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,183 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 3,743 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,688 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 7,634 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,273 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 3,631 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 7 2,205 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,768 5530 - Restaurants 7 5,181 7450 - Labour recruitment 6 2,972
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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