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
New Company Registrations
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 126 134,802 2012 144 131,491 % change -12.5% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (144) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 41 41 44 New companies in 2012 50 46 48 % change -18.0% -10.9% -8.3% Record Year 2012 (50) 2011 (47) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 85 77,914 2012 64 67,576 % change 32.8% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 33 29 23 Closed companies in 2012 19 26 19 % change 73.7% 11.5% 21% Record Year 2013 (33) 2010 (35) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 41 56,888 2012 80 63,915 Record Year 2012 (80) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 8 12 21 Net growth in 2012 31 20 29 Record Year 2003 (35) 2006 (29) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -26.5% -11.5% -5.2% Record Year 1957 (0.3%) 1995 (0.1%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.37% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CANTERBURY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.03% PROPERTY 2.44% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTIES 0.92% DESIGN 1.79% HOUSE 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.78% EAST 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% GLOBAL 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 0.69% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTY 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% SCHOOL 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.57% J 1.56% PARTNERS 0.57% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.57% IT 1.43% IMPROVEMENT 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOLDINGS 0.46% M 1.25% CENTRE 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% INN 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ETHOS 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% HOMES 0.46% SECURITY 1.15%
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 252 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 75 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 38 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 24,894 41100 - Development of building projects 19 8,637 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 14 8,465 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 8,099 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 7,507 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,625 98000 - Residents property management 12 4,579 7487 - Other business activities 11 7,556 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 6,954 68310 - Real estate agencies 11 3,382 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,186 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 6,894
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