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
New Company Registrations
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 130 132,684 2012 117 118,868 % change 11.1% 11.6% Record Year 2009 (155) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 37 43 50 New companies in 2012 41 41 35 % change -9.8% 4.9% 42.9% Record Year 2003 (63) 2011 (51) 2009 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 108 86,170 2012 89 75,908 % change 21.3% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 41 28 39 Closed companies in 2012 30 25 34 % change 36.7% 12.0% 15% Record Year 2013 (41) 2008 (69) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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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) Canterbury UK 2013 22 46,514 2012 28 42,960 Record Year 2006 (53) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 -4 15 11 Net growth in 2012 11 16 1 Record Year 2003 (51) 1999 (27) 2003 (38)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -19.2% -3.7% 25.2% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CANTERBURY 1.77% CONSULTING 5.27% KENT 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 1.25% PROPERTY 2.53% ASSOCIATES 1.04% TRADING 2.08% HOUSE 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTIES 0.73% LONDON 1.79% J 0.73% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.62% BUSINESS 1.74% IT 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% INVESTMENTS 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSET 0.52% CARE 1.64% EAST 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRADING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% TRAINING 0.52% J 1.54% RECYCLING 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% MEDIA 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CATERING 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.45% ROAD 0.42% IT 1.39% PRINT 0.42% M 1.25% SALES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% COURT 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% FOR 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GLOBAL 0.42% TRAINING 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 243 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 55 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,516 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 25,547 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,271 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,104 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 8,312 98000 - Residents property management 13 4,680 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,706 85600 - Educational support services 12 3,430 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,437 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,590 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 8,475 93199 - Other sports activities 8 3,654
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