Canterbury, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    2010125101,492
    200915594,671
    % change-19.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010463643
    New companies in 2009455060
    % change2.2%-28.0%-28.3%
    Record Year2003 (63)2009 (50)2009 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    20109587,705
    2009125159,401
    % change-24.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010263435
    Closed companies in 2009293759
    % change-10.3%-8.1%-41%
    Record Year2007 (35)2008 (69)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    20103013,787
    200930-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20102028
    Net growth in 200916131
    Record Year2003 (51)1999 (27)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-4.9%-34.7%-31.3%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1977 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.90%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CANTERBURY1.66%CONSULTING4.99%
    EUROPE1.43%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.31%PROPERTY2.38%
    KENT1.19%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTIES0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUSINESS0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    -0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.71%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.59%LONDON1.59%
    HOUSE0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (KENT)0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%CARE1.44%
    (CANTERBURY)0.59%J1.44%
    T0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    COMMUNITY0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%IT1.35%
    DIRECT0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    IT0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SECURITY0.48%M1.28%
    BUILDING0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    EVENTS0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied244202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9669,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3925,053
    9999 - Dormant Company3021,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2113,161
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,940
    99999 - Dormant Company1514,072
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    7011 - Development & sell real estate123,743
    41100 - Development of building projects123,688
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    98000 - Residents property management83,273
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,631
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores72,205
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,768
    5530 - Restaurants75,181
    7450 - Labour recruitment62,972

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393282 FARRER COMMODITIES LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07386991 NEVIS ASTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07384182 KENT TOURS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07378941 PIZZAMISU LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07378832 OPTIMUM INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378558 CANTERBURY DELICIOUS DELI LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07376205 CANTERBURY HEALTHCARE LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373007 RHINO GLAZING LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07366859 DIRECT PACKING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365036 CANTERBURY CABS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07391713 ROB WHITEFORD LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07374289 TAGSEC LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07368230 MYJOMA LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363229 SMART-EEZE OF ASHFORD LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07389587 N&P ALTERNATIVE FUELS LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07382476 RURAL PUB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY C.I.C. 21 Sep 2010
    07377444 J & S DEGRAFT-JOHNSON LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07372954 TRUELINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372548 CANTERBURY MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07389498 HARRINGTON HORSES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389278 HARRINGTON INDUSTRIES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388922 BOURNE PHYSIOTHERAPY & SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07381024 INVICTA AIRSOFT GAMING LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07379909 GAIA PAOLINI LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379237 GAIA PAOLONI LTD 16 Sep 2010