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
New Company Registrations
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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) Canterbury UK 2011 142 114,512 2010 125 101,492 % change 13.6% 12.8% Record Year 2009 (155) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 45 51 46 New companies in 2010 46 36 43 % change -2.2% 41.7% 7.0% Record Year 2003 (63) 2011 (51) 2009 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Canterbury UK 2011 99 72,230 2010 95 87,705 % change 4.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 38 25 36 Closed companies in 2010 26 34 35 % change 46.2% -26.5% 3% Record Year 2011 (38) 2008 (69) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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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) Canterbury UK 2011 43 42,282 2010 30 13,787 Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 7 26 10 Net growth in 2010 20 2 8 Record Year 2003 (51) 1999 (27) 2003 (38)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -10.5% 19.2% -3.4% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1977 (0.3%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CANTERBURY 1.74% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.19% KENT 1.31% PROPERTY 2.41% BUSINESS 1.09% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.87% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.85% INTERNATIONAL 0.76% BUSINESS 1.82% SOUTH 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.74% UMBRELLA 0.54% MEDIA 1.72% EDUCATION 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% - 0.54% LONDON 1.63% (KENT) 0.54% J 1.47% MARKETING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% VANILLA 0.54% CARE 1.42% CONSULTANTS 0.54% IT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 0.54% BUILDING 1.30% MARINE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% CLEANING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONTRACTORS 0.44% M 1.25% PARK 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% (SOUTH 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% HOME 0.44% S 1.21%
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 279 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 84 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 25 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 17 18,281 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 13 11,543 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,697 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,137 9305 - Other service activities 10 10,525 5530 - Restaurants 9 5,640 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 6,321 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 10,018 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,551 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 7 2,240 9262 - Other sporting activities 7 1,868 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 3,614 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07725819 STONELEES DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07728768 HOLIDAY ORACLE LIMITED 04 Aug 2011 07730200 U PEOPLE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07746584 INNOVATIONIST LIMITED 19 Aug 2011 07748273 4D PICTURES LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 07753062 PROOFREADIN4U LTD 25 Aug 2011 07754337 KENT CRICKET BOARD LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07757060 FESTIGO LIMITED 31 Aug 2011 07737806 VODKA BAY LTD 11 Aug 2011 07748625 41 MARINE PARADE (TANKERTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 OC366963 PHINSYS (SERVICES) LLP 02 Aug 2011 07737126 BOFFTOPS LTD 11 Aug 2011 07738349 JOHN DOUGLAS (KENT) LTD 12 Aug 2011 07744697 M&A EDUCATION LTD 18 Aug 2011 07754370 HEALTH COCOON LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07740229 S.E.A.H. HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 15 Aug 2011 07743173 CIMBIO LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07726975 FIBRECOM SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07738457 07738457 LTD. 12 Aug 2011 07754235 COURT LODGE (THE WICKETS) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07727920 SRERH LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07728058 SJ MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07735195 AUTOQUIP (GB) GARAGE EQUIPMENT LTD 10 Aug 2011 OC367432 HAPPY CAMPERS (UK) LLP 18 Aug 2011 OC367460 AUTOQUIP LLP 19 Aug 2011
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