Chatham, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham 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 2010)

    A total of 96 companies were registered in Chatham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChathamUK
    201096101,492
    200912194,671
    % change-20.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (133) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010343032
    New companies in 2009483637
    % change-29.2%-16.7%-13.5%
    Record Year2003 (56)2002 (48)2008 (39)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChathamUK
    201011087,705
    2009110159,401
    % change0.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010373934
    Closed companies in 2009233255
    % change60.9%21.9%-38%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (58)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Chatham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -14 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChathamUK
    2010-1413,787
    200911-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (95) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-3-9-2
    Net growth in 2009254-18
    Record Year2002 (29)2002 (40)2008 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Chatham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.1%-24.4%-17.1%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1965 (0.5%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Chatham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    BUILDING1.37%CONSULTING4.99%
    GRILL0.82%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE0.68%TRADING2.04%
    KENT0.68%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.68%DESIGN1.93%
    CLEANING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDWAY0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    CONTRACTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CENTRE0.55%LONDON1.59%
    CONTRACTORS0.55%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%CARE1.44%
    M0.55%J1.44%
    INSTALLATIONS0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.55%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTY0.55%IT1.35%
    FLOORING0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%BUILDING1.32%
    PROJECTS0.55%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.41%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7869,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2025,053
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering197,634
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    5552 - Catering102,296
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    4525 - Other special trades construction82,071
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings81,972
    4534 - Other building installation82,623
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified72,664
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767
    99999 - Dormant Company614,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management613,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,183
    7499 - Non-trading company613,408

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360347 MOBILE PERFECT LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07358469 MANNERINGS BRICKWORK LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07351299 JON MILLER INDEPENDENT PROJECTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07340631 COUNO LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339901 VIRGO MEDICAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338784 FIZOA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07335678 TIMBRE LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07333567 HALLAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    OC356938 INTIME PROFIT LLP 04 Aug 2010
    07358634 PAYDAY CONTRACTOR SERVICES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07353676 CB ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352414 CULWAVE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351933 TOTAL BUILDING SERVICES (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07346711 REVELATION CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344148 CASSABIEN DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342629 MEDICARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342150 GUYRAN SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07339860 LOULABELLE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339810 FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07336713 GTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334041 SIMMONS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333583 CHO YUNG TEA LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333438 THOMPSON BUILDING SERVICES SOUTH EAST LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333197 HUXEN INTERIORS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332906 PRO CLEANSE GOLD LIMITED 02 Aug 2010