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Canterbury, Kent

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CanterburyUK
    2012144131,491
    2011134116,391
    % change7.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (144) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012504648
    New companies in 2011374750
    % change35.1%-2.1%-4.0%
    Record Year2012 (50)2011 (47)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 39.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CanterburyUK
    20126467,576
    201110690,987
    % change-39.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012192619
    Closed companies in 2011283345
    % change-32.1%-21.2%-58%
    Record Year2011 (28)2010 (35)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 80 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CanterburyUK
    20128063,915
    20112825,404
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012312029
    Net growth in 20119145
    Record Year2003 (35)2006 (29)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Canterbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.9%-16.3%-10.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1962 (0.8%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.75%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CANTERBURY1.44%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    NEW0.62%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTIES0.62%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%DESIGN1.93%
    KENT0.62%ENGINEERING1.86%
    VENTURES0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HOME0.51%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.51%BUSINESS1.73%
    INTERNATIONAL0.51%MEDIA1.72%
    ETHOS0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.51%LONDON1.66%
    ENERGY0.41%J1.54%
    -0.41%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    P0.41%GLOBAL1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%IT1.40%
    REGULATORY0.41%CARE1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.41%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GO0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (KENT)0.41%M1.27%
    SCHOOL0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    COURT0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%S1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied291216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4835,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,704
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    9999 - Dormant Company1918,617
    74990 - Non-trading company159,729
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    41100 - Development of building projects124,984
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,427
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets93,129
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering85,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities88,145
    9262 - Other sporting activities71,551
    86900 - Other human health activities65,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07896581 NETKARTS LTD. 04 Jan 2012
    07898539 CURRY PALACE LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07904664 ADVANCED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07908221 GO RESOURCE GROUP LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07916252 GO SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917354 NEW VISION FUNDING (RETAIL) LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918916 AEROTATION LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07919919 CURIOUSLY KENTISH LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921976 REDEO LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922853 TETRAD DISCOVERY LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07923866 ALFORD SWAN LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07928737 PROFFESIONALS LTD 30 Jan 2012
    OC371388 POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LLP 13 Jan 2012
    07905214 KMCLINICAL LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07916817 THE WHITSTABLE WINE ROOM LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07930353 HALL & HALL SOLICITORS LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07909505 CPM TELEPHONE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07915249 FANCY FOOD TOURS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07922122 PUGHE & ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Jan 2012
    OC371675 NASH COURT STUD AND FARM LLP 20 Jan 2012
    07907817 LAUMA DIRECT UK LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07914850 PEACHEY FASHIONS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07918283 ENSIGNOS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07920009 TRUEDEN PHOTOGRAPHICS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920620 THE LUNA CINEMA LIMITED 23 Jan 2012