Canterbury, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CanterburyUK
    2014152143,414
    2013130132,684
    % change16.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2009 (155) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014494162
    New companies in 2013374350
    % change32.4%-4.7%24.0%
    Record Year2003 (63)2011 (51)2014 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CanterburyUK
    2014125101,670
    201310886,170
    % change15.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Canterbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014502253
    Closed companies in 2013412839
    % change22.0%-21.4%36%
    Record Year2014 (50)2008 (69)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CanterburyUK
    20142741,744
    20132246,514
    Record Year 2006 (53) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-1199
    Net growth in 2013-41511
    Record Year2003 (51)1999 (27)2003 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Canterbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.2%-9.2%13.8%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 2012 when 31.4% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CANTERBURY2.11%CONSULTING5.17%
    CRABTREE1.81%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    KENT1.71%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING1.41%ENGINEERING2.07%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.01%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.00%
    ESTATES0.80%LONDON1.95%
    DESIGN0.70%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    EAST0.70%DESIGN1.70%
    BUILDING0.70%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.60%J1.53%
    J0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SERVICE0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    CARE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (KENT)0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    STREET0.50%CO.,1.36%
    PROJECT0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    RETAIL0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.50%IT1.30%
    SOUTH0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied273278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company6048,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4940,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,890
    41100 - Development of building projects2410,604
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2428,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,795
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1929,313
    56302 - Public houses and bars166,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1510,361
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,501
    85600 - Educational support services113,888
    98000 - Residents property management115,047
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified106,045
    90010 - Performing arts102,445
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets106,327
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,914
    74990 - Non-trading company914,006

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199925 PHATTA SOUND PROMOTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09202521 INVICTA GENERATORS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09204735 PNPP LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09207055 NCS CANTERBURY LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09207244 BPS CLEANING LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09213034 TOMLINS DIRECT LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09220294 MAELEA LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222261 ACTIVE AUDIO VISUAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09226197 NOBILITY WEARS LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228070 B STUDIO LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228979 ONE POUND LANE CANTERBURY LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09197450 SAVINGS BY STUDENTS LTD. 01 Sep 2014
    09212263 A N CARPENTRY & BUILDING LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09220002 LODGE BOIS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09232725 OPUS INTERACTIVE LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09237463 INVICTA CATERING DESIGN LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    OC395245 RUFF DIAMOND DOG SERVICES LLP 12 Sep 2014
    09219266 RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGNS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09230429 L R S SERVICE AND REPAIR LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233529 POPCOM NETWORKS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09240905 NUTRITECH CONSULTANCY UK LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09201727 LIFOTO LTD. 03 Sep 2014
    09204528 LONGHURST REFRIGERATION LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09209951 TRI MR T COACHING LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09241260 WELL HOUSE (NACKINGTON) INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014