Canterbury, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 117 companies were registered in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Canterbury UK 2012 117 118,868 2011 142 114,512 % change -17.6% 3.8% Record Year 2009 (155) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 41 41 35 New companies in 2011 45 51 46 % change -8.9% -19.6% -23.9% Record Year 2003 (63) 2011 (51) 2009 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Canterbury UK 2012 87 74,772 2011 99 72,230 % change -12.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 30 25 32 Closed companies in 2011 38 25 36 % change -21.1% 0.0% -11% Record Year 2011 (38) 2008 (69) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Canterbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 30 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Canterbury UK 2012 30 44,096 2011 43 42,282 Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 11 16 3 Net growth in 2011 7 26 10 Record Year 2003 (51) 1999 (27) 2003 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Canterbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -18.2% -19.0% -24.7% Record Year 1961 (0.7%) 1977 (0.3%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.30% CONSULTING 5.05% CANTERBURY 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTIES 0.87% PROPERTY 2.35% KENT 0.87% TRADING 2.08% SCHOOL 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% IMPROVEMENT 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ETHOS 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% VENTURES 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENERGY 0.65% MEDIA 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% LONDON 1.67% NEW 0.65% J 1.55% GO 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.43% (KENT) 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.54% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANTS 0.54% M 1.27% PRODUCTIONS 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% TRADING 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PARTNERS 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% FOOD 0.43% S 1.17% CENTRE 0.33% SECURITY 1.16%
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 407 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 54 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 22 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 14,774 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,891 41100 - Development of building projects 14 4,965 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 13 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,869 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 4,584 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,294 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 3,089 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 13,716 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 2,607 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 3,493 68310 - Real estate agencies 6 2,090 5530 - Restaurants 6 3,142
Recent Companies
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