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

  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 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)ChathamUK
    2012125118,868
    2011125114,512
    % change0.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2002 (133) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012473543
    New companies in 2011434834
    % change9.3%-27.1%26.5%
    Record Year2003 (56)2011 (48)2012 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChathamUK
    20128974,772
    20118672,230
    % change3.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012343124
    Closed companies in 2011203531
    % change70.0%-11.4%-23%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (58)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChathamUK
    20123644,096
    20113942,282
    Record Year 2002 (95) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201213419
    Net growth in 201123133
    Record Year2002 (29)2002 (40)2008 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.9%-26.5%25.1%
    Record Year1962 (0.3%)1965 (0.5%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDWAY1.28%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING0.93%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    KENT0.93%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%TRADING2.08%
    SECURITY0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.70%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SCHOOL0.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    LONDON0.58%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.47%MEDIA1.67%
    CARE0.47%LONDON1.67%
    C0.47%J1.55%
    PROJECT0.47%GLOBAL1.53%
    M0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IT0.47%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    KEBAB0.47%CARE1.32%
    ONE0.47%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    DGB0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MEDICAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    NETWORK0.35%S1.17%
    20.35%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied341331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3635,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2733,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    99999 - Dormant Company1825,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    74990 - Non-trading company149,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,716
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles72,757
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment72,891
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712
    4534 - Other building installation71,328
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    5552 - Catering61,290
    4545 - Other building completion61,544

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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