Chatham, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Chatham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Chatham UK 2011 125 114,512 2010 96 101,492 % change 30.2% 12.8% Record Year 2002 (133) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 43 48 34 New companies in 2010 34 30 32 % change 26.5% 60.0% 6.3% Record Year 2003 (56) 2011 (48) 2008 (39)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Chatham UK 2011 86 72,230 2010 110 87,705 % change -21.8% -17.6% Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 20 35 31 Closed companies in 2010 37 39 34 % change -45.9% -10.3% -9% Record Year 2010 (37) 2008 (58) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Chatham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 39 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Chatham UK 2011 39 42,282 2010 -14 13,787 Record Year 2002 (95) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 23 13 3 Net growth in 2010 -3 -9 -2 Record Year 2002 (29) 2002 (40) 2008 (34)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Chatham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 15.7% 34.6% -4.0% Record Year 1962 (0.3%) 1965 (0.5%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.8% of all director appointments in Chatham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDWAY 1.11% CONSULTING 5.11% PROPERTY 0.98% MANAGEMENT 4.75% D 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.19% KENT 0.98% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSTRUCTION 0.86% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.86% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTING 0.86% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CAFE 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.74% GLOBAL 0.74% MEDIA 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (KENT) 0.62% LONDON 1.63% GROUP 0.62% J 1.47% ELECTRICAL 0.62% GLOBAL 1.46% CARE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SUPPLIES 0.49% CARE 1.42% HEALTH 0.49% IT 1.38% HOME 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% MEDIA 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.28% SECURITY 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DESIGN 0.49% M 1.25% CHATHAM 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% COMMUNITY 0.49% TRAINING 1.21% TRAINING 0.49% S 1.21%
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 224 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 69 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 18 22,587 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,064 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,551 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 11 10,525 5552 - Catering 11 2,363 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 15,760 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,686 99999 - Dormant Company 9 18,281 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,543 4534 - Other building installation 9 2,443 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 10,137 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 2,191 4545 - Other building completion 7 2,731 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,018
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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