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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08199029 MOUCHMOUCH DESIGNS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012 08202362 A.NOBLE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08205405 PRIMO HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08208350 BOULDINGS UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08211112 NYMPHAYA DESIGN LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08211990 BRIGSAND LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08212578 BINGHAM PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2012 08218414 TUTO LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08219216 TARVOS WEALTH LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08219349 SIXTEEN PLUS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 OC378673 CIVILS DESIGN LLP 21 Sep 2012 08227174 BURGATE LTD 25 Sep 2012 08228331 GO RECRUIT LIMITED 25 Sep 2012 08228542 PHATTA SOUND SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Sep 2012 08230182 ELITE SIGNS KENT LIMITED 26 Sep 2012 08232905 BAYSIDE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Sep 2012 08202597 KENT EXECUTIVE CARS LTD 05 Sep 2012 08231244 FOURTH QUARTER COMPANY LIMITED 27 Sep 2012 08206548 SUPPORTING AYLESHAM YOUTH 07 Sep 2012 08208124 VALIDEATION LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08216050 FUN BITZ LTD 17 Sep 2012 08218552 XL VEHICLE PARTS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08229874 COOPER KENT LIMITED 26 Sep 2012 08208177 RED ALLY LTD 10 Sep 2012 08227090 MAGNOLIA DRIVE (ASHFORD) LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
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