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Chatham, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 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)ChathamUK
    2011125114,512
    201096101,492
    % change30.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2002 (133) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011434834
    New companies in 2010343032
    % change26.5%60.0%6.3%
    Record Year2003 (56)2011 (48)2008 (39)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChathamUK
    20118672,230
    201011087,705
    % change-21.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011203531
    Closed companies in 2010373934
    % change-45.9%-10.3%-9%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (58)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChathamUK
    20113942,282
    2010-1413,787
    Record Year 2002 (95) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201123133
    Net growth in 2010-3-9-2
    Record Year2002 (29)2002 (40)2008 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.7%34.6%-4.0%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1965 (0.5%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDWAY1.11%CONSULTING5.11%
    PROPERTY0.98%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    D0.98%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    KENT0.98%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTING0.86%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAFE0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    GLOBAL0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (KENT)0.62%LONDON1.63%
    GROUP0.62%J1.47%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SUPPLIES0.49%CARE1.42%
    HEALTH0.49%IT1.38%
    HOME0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SECURITY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.49%M1.25%
    CHATHAM0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    COMMUNITY0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    TRAINING0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied224204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company1822,587
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,321
    9305 - Other service activities1110,525
    5552 - Catering112,363
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1014,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1015,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    99999 - Dormant Company918,281
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    4534 - Other building installation92,443
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,137
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet72,191
    4545 - Other building completion72,731
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,018

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760919 YO NICK LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07763214 VALSA LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07763282 POOLBOY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764300 MRS BETTS' ADVENTURES AT HOME LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07764941 KS HOME & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766153 R U MAD GLOBAL LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07763014 MIGHTY RHINO LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07771278 R M TYRES (STROOD) LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07771413 SKY STONE MUSIC LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772615 ANDRIYAN LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07777562 VALENCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780561 KAREN MELLOR DESIGN LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781301 METCO(UK) LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07786625 DIPLOMAT RECRUITMENT SERVICE LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07758847 EXPERT CLEANING SERVICES TEAM LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07758891 ACKROYD PIANOS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759660 F & L DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07761918 HARRIS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07762485 REYNOLDS GRAB SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07768074 MURTEN LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770024 MAYDAY SERVICES (KENT) LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07774068 CITY & KENT (UK) LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07782290 VIRTUAL SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07785129 IVAYLO NAYDENOV LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07786685 SMP PERSONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 26 Sep 2011