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Canterbury, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CanterburyUK
    2011142114,512
    2010125101,492
    % change13.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011455146
    New companies in 2010463643
    % change-2.2%41.7%7.0%
    Record Year2003 (63)2011 (51)2009 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CanterburyUK
    20119972,230
    20109587,705
    % change4.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011382536
    Closed companies in 2010263435
    % change46.2%-26.5%3%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (69)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 43 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CanterburyUK
    20114342,282
    20103013,787
    Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201172610
    Net growth in 20102028
    Record Year2003 (51)1999 (27)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Canterbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.5%19.2%-3.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1977 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CANTERBURY1.74%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.63%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    KENT1.31%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS1.09%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.87%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    INTERNATIONAL0.76%BUSINESS1.82%
    SOUTH0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    UMBRELLA0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    EDUCATION0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    -0.54%LONDON1.63%
    (KENT)0.54%J1.47%
    MARKETING0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    VANILLA0.54%CARE1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    MARINE0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CLEANING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONTRACTORS0.44%M1.25%
    PARK0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    (SOUTH0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    HOME0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied279204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4429,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2414,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2415,760
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,543
    41100 - Development of building projects113,697
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    5530 - Restaurants95,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,551
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores72,240
    9262 - Other sporting activities71,868
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,614
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758907 ROOFTEC (UK) SOUTHERN LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07761467 CHEASQUITA LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07769405 TOBHL LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07774763 ALBION DEVELOPMENTS RAMSGATE LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777040 NEURO EUROPE LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07779375 TALENTPOD LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07786385 C99 TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07789379 MCDONALD K MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07792336 RENEW PLANNING LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07793406 SERTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07758955 MJSART LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07761081 CURRENT CONSERVATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 02 Sep 2011
    07765221 LR COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07772295 STEWART MATTINSON LEISURE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773105 TALK TO HARMONY LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07776374 FOUNTAINHEAD CREATIVES LTD. 16 Sep 2011
    07780900 UCAN BUSINESS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07793456 TRIANGULUM MANAGEMENT LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07765305 PEACOCK EVENTS AND SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766655 HARRISONS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07783474 INTELLIGENT HOME IMPROVEMENT GROUP LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07762251 THE VOLUNTEERS TRUST 05 Sep 2011
    07762968 JALI.CO.UK LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07772650 IREGS INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07777304 IRIDIUM DESIGNS LTD 16 Sep 2011