Canterbury, Kent

Q3 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

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

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 2013)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CanterburyUK
    2013130132,684
    2012117118,868
    % change11.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013374350
    New companies in 2012414135
    % change-9.8%4.9%42.9%
    Record Year2003 (63)2011 (51)2009 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 21.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CanterburyUK
    201310886,170
    20128975,908
    % change21.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013412839
    Closed companies in 2012302534
    % change36.7%12.0%15%
    Record Year2013 (41)2008 (69)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 22 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CanterburyUK
    20132246,514
    20122842,960
    Record Year 2006 (53) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013-41511
    Net growth in 201211161
    Record Year2003 (51)1999 (27)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Canterbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.2%-3.7%25.2%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 2004 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CANTERBURY1.77%CONSULTING5.27%
    KENT1.35%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING1.25%PROPERTY2.53%
    ASSOCIATES1.04%TRADING2.08%
    HOUSE0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.73%LONDON1.79%
    J0.73%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.62%BUSINESS1.74%
    IT0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSET0.52%CARE1.64%
    EAST0.52%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRADING0.52%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRAINING0.52%J1.54%
    RECYCLING0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    MEDIA0.42%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CATERING0.42%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ROAD0.42%IT1.39%
    PRINT0.42%M1.25%
    SALES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COURT0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    FOR0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GLOBAL0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied243260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7454,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5634,970
    99999 - Dormant Company5546,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3017,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,516
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1926,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1925,547
    41100 - Development of building projects189,271
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate148,312
    98000 - Residents property management134,680
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,706
    85600 - Educational support services123,430
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified107,590
    74990 - Non-trading company914,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475
    93199 - Other sports activities83,654

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08641710 IMAGINARY REALITIES LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08642130 AGC IT LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08645550 HONORA KINGDOM LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646022 WELTON CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651991 COMMS RECYCLING LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08659741 DOVER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08660775 W.S.D.M. LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08663705 RED EAGLE TRAINING LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08664802 JAMES CLAGUE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08665411 TENANTS PLUS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08652920 PERFECTLY RIPE LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08654353 RIPE AND READY FRUITS LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08656921 LINA PATCHWORK LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08668807 THIRD PIG PROPERTY LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08636386 CJ DOORS & SHUTTERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639372 FRANCIS EVANS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642220 PUDDLEDOCK GLAMPING LTD. 08 Aug 2013
    08645786 BUBBAMIX LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08649547 MJM GROUNDWORKS LIMTED LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08661313 YOU WANT IT WHEN LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08635313 JHE THOMPSON LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639413 RENEGADE STUDIO LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08643585 JODI ADAMS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08660189 ATHENA HOSPITALITY LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08664844 THE BUTCHERS ARMS MICROPUB LIMITED 27 Aug 2013