Canterbury, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CanterburyUK
    2015161161,156
    2014144150,722
    % change11.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (161) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Canterbury when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015435068
    New companies in 2014365157
    % change19.4%-2.0%19.3%
    Record Year2012 (50)2014 (51)2015 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Canterbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CanterburyUK
    201510389,523
    20149882,370
    % change5.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015282649
    Closed companies in 2014353429
    % change-20.0%-23.5%69%
    Record Year2014 (35)2010 (35)2009 (75)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Canterbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 58 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CanterburyUK
    20155871,633
    20144668,352
    Record Year 2012 (80) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015152419
    Net growth in 201411728
    Record Year2003 (35)2006 (29)2008 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Canterbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Canterbury
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%-9.7%8.7%
    Record Year1957 (0.3%)1995 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Canterbury was in 2008 when 33.8% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Canterbury in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CRABTREE3.27%CONSULTING5.23%
    KENT1.83%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CANTERBURY1.83%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTING1.06%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    (KENT)0.96%CARE2.13%
    DESIGN0.96%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ESTATES0.87%LONDON1.91%
    EAST0.87%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (CANTERBURY)0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    SERVICE0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTY0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.67%CO.,1.58%
    TRAINING0.67%J1.55%
    ENGINEERING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    HOLDINGS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    RETAIL0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.58%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SOUTH0.58%BUILDING1.31%
    CARE0.58%IT1.30%
    CLEANING0.58%MEDIA1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied275288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company6249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5458,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4443,081
    41100 - Development of building projects2711,863
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2229,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2130,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1819,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,797
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    98000 - Residents property management145,308
    56302 - Public houses and bars146,355
    86900 - Other human health activities1313,990
    43210 - Electrical installation116,139
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified116,238
    85600 - Educational support services114,058
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets106,557
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified99,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09415769 SV COMMS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09422706 RADMISER LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422758 CARDY RAMSGATE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09432199 EXCLUSIVE CHALLENGES LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09438540 RAISE A GLASS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440455 PARKWAY LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09442512 ACH HAULAGE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09442524 REVERSED LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09450158 KENT PERIOD LIVING LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09450166 WHITE-HOT PROJECTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09451555 FASD HOLDINGS LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09451601 FASD GROUP LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09453671 PEAK CREATIONS LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09429256 REYNOLDS 000 HEALTHCARE COSTING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430874 ROOMFIT LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09440184 OSSAI SUPPLIES LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09444317 WHITE ANVIL LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09456136 STUDENTTENANT.COM LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09459343 BROAD OAK LOCALS LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09446415 WILL SAMUEL LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448581 PLAYERS HOMES LTD. 19 Feb 2015
    09448971 BRIDGES PLUMPTRE & COMPANY LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09450267 REACH HOLIDAY CLUB LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09462705 POPPY BEAU LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09417629 BLATCH CONSULTANTCY LTD 02 Feb 2015