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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

  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 (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)CanterburyUK
    2011134116,391
    2010134105,137
    % change0.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (140) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011374750
    New companies in 2010304361
    % change23.3%9.3%-18.0%
    Record Year2003 (49)2011 (47)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    201110690,986
    20109682,677
    % change10.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011283345
    Closed companies in 2010193542
    % change47.4%-5.7%7%
    Record Year2011 (28)2010 (35)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    20112825,405
    20103822,460
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20119145
    Net growth in 201011819
    Record Year2003 (35)2006 (29)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.4%-3.9%-21.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1962 (0.8%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KENT2.23%CONSULTING5.04%
    CANTERBURY2.11%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    BUSINESS1.52%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.29%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    MARKETING0.82%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%BUSINESS1.87%
    DESIGN0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    UMBRELLA0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRADING0.70%LONDON1.60%
    VANILLA0.70%CARE1.45%
    (CANTERBURY)0.59%J1.45%
    SOUTH0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    IT0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNITY0.59%IT1.41%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    NETWORK0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.47%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    EVENTS0.47%S1.24%
    DIRECT0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2416,150
    74990 - Non-trading company228,695
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    7011 - Development & sell real estate92,654
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,085
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,895
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities810,246
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    9305 - Other service activities78,740
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores61,957

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07578771 WHITECHAPPELL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07578652 ATLANTIS HC LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07574028 BROOK INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570940 SEAG8 LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07564635 THE ICEBERG AGENCY LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07564227 PIG'S EAR SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07561729 BREAK THE CYCLE 11 Mar 2011
    07560768 SNOWTART LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07555015 BOD CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07549647 BRIGHT LIGHT INDUSTRIES LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07546999 COSMITTO LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07586375 ABBEY PARK (FAVERSHAM) LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07584993 DODD'S PC REPAIRS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07576363 NEWSAGENT (DAGENHAM) LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575423 TBC SOCIAL LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07572561 MOTORSPORT ID LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07571746 MCLAREN LAW LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07556309 BURNING DESIRE KENT LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07570293 CASUY SPORTS AGENCY LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07561485 FARRINGDON CONTRACTS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07582227 TRUEDEN (BUILDERS) LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07577515 DEACON LANDSCAPE LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07565339 MINDFLOW LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07562603 CATHEDRAL LANDSCAPES KENT LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07549655 SIMKEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011