Canterbury, Kent

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)CanterburyUK
    2012117118,868
    2011142114,512
    % change-17.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012414135
    New companies in 2011455146
    % change-8.9%-19.6%-23.9%
    Record Year2003 (63)2011 (51)2009 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    20128774,772
    20119972,230
    % change-12.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012302532
    Closed companies in 2011382536
    % change-21.1%0.0%-11%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (69)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CanterburyUK
    20123044,096
    20114342,282
    Record Year 2003 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201211163
    Net growth in 201172610
    Record Year2003 (51)1999 (27)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-18.2%-19.0%-24.7%
    Record Year1961 (0.7%)1977 (0.3%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTING5.05%
    CANTERBURY1.30%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.08%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTIES0.87%PROPERTY2.35%
    KENT0.87%TRADING2.08%
    SCHOOL0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    IMPROVEMENT0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ETHOS0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    VENTURES0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENERGY0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%LONDON1.67%
    NEW0.65%J1.55%
    GO0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.54%IT1.43%
    (KENT)0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.54%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%M1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    TRADING0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PARTNERS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    FOOD0.43%S1.17%
    CENTRE0.33%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied407331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4533,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1714,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy178,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    41100 - Development of building projects144,965
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,294
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets83,089
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,607
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    68310 - Real estate agencies62,090
    5530 - Restaurants63,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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