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
New Company Registrations
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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) Canterbury UK 2012 144 131,491 2011 134 116,391 % change 7.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (144) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 50 46 48 New companies in 2011 37 47 50 % change 35.1% -2.1% -4.0% Record Year 2012 (50) 2011 (47) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Canterbury UK 2012 64 67,576 2011 106 90,987 % change -39.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 19 26 19 Closed companies in 2011 28 33 45 % change -32.1% -21.2% -58% Record Year 2011 (28) 2010 (35) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Canterbury UK 2012 80 63,915 2011 28 25,404 Record Year 2003 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 31 20 29 Net growth in 2011 9 14 5 Record Year 2003 (35) 2006 (29) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 15.9% -16.3% -10.2% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1962 (0.8%) 1972 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.75% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.44% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CANTERBURY 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.30% NEW 0.62% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTIES 0.62% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.62% DESIGN 1.93% KENT 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.86% VENTURES 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HOME 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.51% BUSINESS 1.73% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.72% ETHOS 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.51% LONDON 1.66% ENERGY 0.41% J 1.54% - 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.51% P 0.41% GLOBAL 1.50% ELECTRICAL 0.41% IT 1.40% REGULATORY 0.41% CARE 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.31% GO 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (KENT) 0.41% M 1.27% SCHOOL 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% COURT 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% S 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 291 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 69 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 25 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 15 9,729 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,892 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,984 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,427 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 3,129 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 13,637 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,145 9262 - Other sporting activities 7 1,551 86900 - Other human health activities 6 5,066
Recent Companies
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