Canterbury, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 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 2014)
A total of 144 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Canterbury UK 2014 144 150,722 2013 126 134,802 % change 14.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (144) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 36 51 57 New companies in 2013 41 41 44 % change -12.2% 24.4% 29.5% Record Year 2012 (50) 2014 (51) 2010 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Canterbury UK 2014 98 82,370 2013 85 77,914 % change 15.3% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 35 34 29 Closed companies in 2013 33 29 23 % change 6.1% 17.2% 26% Record Year 2014 (35) 2010 (35) 2009 (75)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 46 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Canterbury UK 2014 46 68,352 2013 41 56,888 Record Year 2012 (80) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 1 17 28 Net growth in 2013 8 12 21 Record Year 2003 (35) 2006 (29) 2008 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Canterbury 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -17.9% 14.9% 8.1% Record Year 1957 (0.3%) 1995 (0.1%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 2008 when 33.8% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.74% CONSULTING 5.22% CANTERBURY 1.74% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.49% KENT 1.02% PROPERTY 2.64% DEVELOPMENTS 0.82% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.72% LONDON 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.61% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DIGITAL 0.61% DESIGN 1.75% SALES 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDICAL 0.51% BUSINESS 1.71% RECYCLING 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.60% J 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.60% FARM 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% CIC 0.41% J 1.48% (KENT) 0.41% ASSOCIATES 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.41% MEDIA 1.48% M 0.41% IT 1.33% TRAINING 0.41% TRANSPORT 1.30% PROJECT 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ELECTRICAL 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.41% M 1.21% HOUSE 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 252 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 69 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 59 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 37,882 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,813 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 27,750 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,855 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 9,284 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,832 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 5,732 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,155 85600 - Educational support services 11 3,687 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,988 93199 - Other sports activities 10 3,848 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,135 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 9,358
Recent Companies
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