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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
    07896833 WMC TRAINING LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07896900 WHITE-SOLAR LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07897778 BOWDEN DIGITEC LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07901248 IMPERIAL FIREWORKS INC LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904064 SAVINI'S PANINI'S LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07904097 BULLVIN ELECTRICAL LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905234 BEEVER ENHANCEMENTS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07911362 MEDWAY UTC LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07911914 HOLLAND AND HARRINGTON LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07912233 SPIRES MINIMARKET LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07919603 BLOSSOM CONTINUUM LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07920184 EMCO UTILITIES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921833 A.D.K (PLANT) SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922752 BROWNS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924826 JAG RAI LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07925361 BODDIBOYENA PHARMA CONSULTANT PVT LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07926355 FUNKYBOD LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    OC371873 SIXUDIO LLP 30 Jan 2012
    07895179 AQUAQUELL LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896999 MONSTERS EDGE LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07900167 WHIBHARD BUILDERS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07907079 PRODRAGON LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07909642 M A HONE TRADING LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07914847 WEYLAND PHOENIX LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07916393 SOUTH EAST SPLASHBACKS LTD 19 Jan 2012