Canterbury, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 126 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CanterburyUK
    2013126134,802
    2012144131,491
    % change-12.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (144) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013414144
    New companies in 2012504648
    % change-18.0%-10.9%-8.3%
    Record Year2012 (50)2011 (47)2010 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 32.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CanterburyUK
    20138577,914
    20126467,576
    % change32.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013332923
    Closed companies in 2012192619
    % change73.7%11.5%21%
    Record Year2013 (33)2010 (35)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)CanterburyUK
    20134156,888
    20128063,915
    Record Year 2012 (80) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201381221
    Net growth in 2012312029
    Record Year2003 (35)2006 (29)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Canterbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.5%-11.5%-5.2%
    Record Year1957 (0.3%)1995 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 2004 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KENT1.37%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CANTERBURY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.03%PROPERTY2.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTIES0.92%DESIGN1.79%
    HOUSE0.92%ENGINEERING1.78%
    EAST0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    GLOBAL0.69%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRADING0.69%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTY0.69%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    SCHOOL0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%J1.56%
    PARTNERS0.57%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.57%IT1.43%
    IMPROVEMENT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOLDINGS0.46%M1.25%
    CENTRE0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    INN0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ETHOS0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    HOMES0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied252249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7554,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5532,624
    99999 - Dormant Company3843,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2716,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2324,894
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,664
    86900 - Other human health activities148,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development148,099
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate127,507
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,129
    43210 - Electrical installation125,625
    98000 - Residents property management124,579
    7487 - Other business activities117,556
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified116,954
    68310 - Real estate agencies113,382
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,186
    56101 - Licensed restaurants106,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427078 CONSENTSE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428747 TIMELYHOUSE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08434871 IGNITE INNOVATIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435164 GLOBAL AIRSHIP SERVICES UK LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08438169 WHITWORTH FREEHOLD LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08438629 SUFFOLK HOUSE BOOKS LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08441475 ECOLOGY@TARDIVEL LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08451956 IRIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08455804 ENTERPRISEPDS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08459105 SABEY STUDIOS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460233 ENGENIE LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08448511 TYLER'S KILN PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08442922 PISCES & CO LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08443406 ANALYSTSE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08444002 ALL THINGS MENTAL LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08456220 NETHERGONG LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08461375 CPN (SERVICES) LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461378 EPCN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08428138 EAST KENT ELECTRICAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430916 BRAMBLER LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08443366 M.J.P.C. (UK) LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08455088 BAY TREE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08463453 TAAS2 LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08463851 DIGBY SHERWOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08466602 SUDWORTHS LIMITED 28 Mar 2013