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Chatham, Kent

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Chatham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChathamUK
    2012118131,491
    2011116116,391
    % change1.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (151) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012323650
    New companies in 2011323648
    % change0.0%0.0%4.2%
    Record Year2003 (48)2006 (48)2003 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChathamUK
    20127667,576
    201111790,987
    % change-35.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012212728
    Closed companies in 2011474327
    % change-55.3%-37.2%4%
    Record Year2011 (47)2011 (43)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Chatham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 42 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ChathamUK
    20124263,915
    2011-125,404
    Record Year 2003 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201211922
    Net growth in 2011-15-721
    Record Year2003 (36)2006 (33)2003 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Chatham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.3%-14.5%-2.5%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1968 (0.3%)1967 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    31.2% of all director appointments in Chatham in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDWAY1.31%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%PROPERTY2.37%
    SECURITY0.72%TRADING2.07%
    KENT0.72%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HOME0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    D0.60%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    R0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.60%LONDON1.66%
    M0.60%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    INC0.48%IT1.40%
    (KENT)0.48%CARE1.34%
    IT0.48%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SUPPLIES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DGB0.48%M1.27%
    ONE0.36%BUILDING1.24%
    CHATHAM0.36%ENERGY1.20%
    ONLINE0.36%S1.20%
    ROOFING0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied224216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2635,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,704
    99999 - Dormant Company1825,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    9999 - Dormant Company1318,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,931
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    5552 - Catering91,960
    4534 - Other building installation91,930
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply86,934
    7499 - Non-trading company89,102
    7414 - Business & management consultancy812,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities88,145
    43290 - Other construction installation71,764

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07930760 UPLAND ROOFING LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933393 WE RIGHT CVS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07937746 RELIABLE PLUMBERS MEDWAY LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07959299 EVIESTAR LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960427 GOLDEN CURRY MEDWAY LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07965358 TITLAS (UK) LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07965542 AJR BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967917 THINK BEST LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970394 IMPRIMIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07931936 SURFHOSTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932282 FISHING FERRY LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07935583 THE RUBY MARKETERS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07937101 CATWALK SHOES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938300 KENT BRICKWORK LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07945808 ALLDRIVE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07952986 LADY ROY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953795 CLOACA SURVEYS LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955481 GEORGE'S FISH AND CHIPS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956670 BRIANNA LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07960645 WATCH GLASS CUTTING UK LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963398 1 TO 1 FLOORING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965316 THE GREENACRE ACADEMY TRUST 27 Feb 2012
    07969044 FABRILIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970421 FRANKLIN WINSTON LTD 29 Feb 2012
    OC372560 YBH LLP 17 Feb 2012