Chatham, Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Chatham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chatham UK 2012 125 118,868 2011 125 114,512 % change 0.0% 3.8% Record Year 2002 (133) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 47 35 43 New companies in 2011 43 48 34 % change 9.3% -27.1% 26.5% Record Year 2003 (56) 2011 (48) 2012 (43)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chatham UK 2012 89 74,772 2011 86 72,230 % change 3.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 34 31 24 Closed companies in 2011 20 35 31 % change 70.0% -11.4% -23% Record Year 2010 (37) 2008 (58) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Chatham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 36 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chatham UK 2012 36 44,096 2011 39 42,282 Record Year 2002 (95) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 13 4 19 Net growth in 2011 23 13 3 Record Year 2002 (29) 2002 (40) 2008 (34)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chatham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -1.9% -26.5% 25.1% Record Year 1962 (0.3%) 1965 (0.5%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Chatham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDWAY 1.28% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.05% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.28% KENT 0.93% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 0.82% TRADING 2.08% SECURITY 0.82% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.83% SCHOOL 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LONDON 0.58% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.47% MEDIA 1.67% CARE 0.47% LONDON 1.67% C 0.47% J 1.55% PROJECT 0.47% GLOBAL 1.53% M 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% IT 0.47% IT 1.43% TRADING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% KEBAB 0.47% CARE 1.32% ONE 0.47% M 1.27% BUILDING 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% DGB 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MEDICAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% NETWORK 0.35% S 1.17% 2 0.35% SECURITY 1.16%
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 341 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 36 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 18 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,998 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 7,869 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,891 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,795 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 7 2,757 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 2,891 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 3,712 4534 - Other building installation 7 1,328 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 4,997 5552 - Catering 6 1,290 4545 - Other building completion 6 1,544
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08208230 DUAL FITNESS LTD 10 Sep 2012 08212019 APM COMMERCE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08212063 MEDWAY FIRE PROTECTION LTD 12 Sep 2012 08212913 KENNYS CAFE LIMITED 13 Sep 2012 08213496 MG IMPEX LTD 13 Sep 2012 08215453 NED SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Sep 2012 08220074 THE WHOLE WHO LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08221604 ROMEGA LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08222503 REFINED MEDIA LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08223806 ARENA MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012 08225633 DAVE LEE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08200106 NU U 2 LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08203314 MEDWAY DECORATORS LTD 05 Sep 2012 08203590 PRECISION DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012 08208429 LEAK LINE UK LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08210818 PLACE ONE GROUP LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08216289 B W CONTROL ENGINEERING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08218878 IQUAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08221230 SIMPLE STEPS PERSONAL FINANCE LTD 19 Sep 2012 08221339 ROBWAR SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08225048 MARK'S CARS LTD 24 Sep 2012 08229339 KENT CONSULTANT ENGINEERING LIMITED 26 Sep 2012 08230224 CEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012 08231216 RYTRADE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012 08232922 HOMEGROWN MARKETING LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
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