Chatham, Kent
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 116 companies were registered in Chatham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chatham UK 2011 116 116,391 2010 113 105,137 % change 2.7% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 32 36 48 New companies in 2010 37 34 42 % change -13.5% 5.9% 14.3% Record Year 2003 (48) 2006 (48) 2003 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chatham UK 2011 117 90,986 2010 102 82,677 % change 14.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chatham when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 47 43 27 Closed companies in 2010 29 33 40 % change 62.1% 30.3% -33% Record Year 2011 (47) 2011 (43) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Chatham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -1 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chatham UK 2011 -1 25,405 2010 11 22,460 Record Year 2003 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -15 -7 21 Net growth in 2010 8 1 2 Record Year 2003 (36) 2006 (33) 2003 (47)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chatham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.4% -6.9% 9.0% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1968 (0.3%) 1967 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Chatham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BUILDING 1.08% CONSULTING 5.04% PROPERTY 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CAFE 0.81% PROPERTY 2.38% MEDWAY 0.81% TRADING 2.10% GRILL 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% INTERIORS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SOUTH 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% DESIGN 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% MEDIA 0.68% LONDON 1.60% GLOBAL 0.68% CARE 1.45% CARE 0.54% J 1.45% KITCHEN 0.54% GLOBAL 1.44% HEALTH 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANCY 0.54% IT 1.41% GROUP 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEANING 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% S 0.54% M 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.54% S 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ENTERPRISES 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 229 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 67 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 19 19,765 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,183 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,788 74990 - Non-trading company 10 8,695 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 12,916 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,789 5552 - Catering 10 2,128 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 16,150 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,085 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,097 99999 - Dormant Company 7 18,336 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,996 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,285 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 2,312 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 2,197 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 10,246
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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