Canterbury, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 134 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Canterbury UK 2011 134 116,391 2010 134 105,137 % change 0.0% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (140) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 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 2011 37 47 50 New companies in 2010 30 43 61 % change 23.3% 9.3% -18.0% Record Year 2003 (49) 2011 (47) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Canterbury UK 2011 106 90,986 2010 96 82,677 % change 10.4% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 28 33 45 Closed companies in 2010 19 35 42 % change 47.4% -5.7% 7% Record Year 2011 (28) 2010 (35) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 28 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Canterbury UK 2011 28 25,405 2010 38 22,460 Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 9 14 5 Net growth in 2010 11 8 19 Record Year 2003 (35) 2006 (29) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Canterbury 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 6.4% -3.9% -21.8% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1962 (0.8%) 1972 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 2.23% CONSULTING 5.04% CANTERBURY 2.11% MANAGEMENT 4.97% BUSINESS 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.41% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTING 1.29% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANTS 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% MARKETING 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% BUSINESS 1.87% DESIGN 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.70% MEDIA 1.69% UMBRELLA 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.61% TRADING 0.70% LONDON 1.60% VANILLA 0.70% CARE 1.45% (CANTERBURY) 0.59% J 1.45% SOUTH 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% IT 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.59% IT 1.41% ELECTRICAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.36% NETWORK 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.47% M 1.30% MEDICAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.28% EVENTS 0.47% S 1.24% DIRECT 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.47% SYSTEMS 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 288 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 88 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 16,150 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,695 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 18 18,336 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 7,000 41100 - Development of building projects 9 3,921 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,788 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 2,654 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,849 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 10,085 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,895 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 10,246 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,898 9305 - Other service activities 7 8,740 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 6 1,957
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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