Chatham, Kent

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 133 companies were registered in Chatham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChathamUK
    2013133132,684
    2012125118,868
    % change6.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (133) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013394450
    New companies in 2012473543
    % change-17.0%25.7%16.3%
    Record Year2003 (56)2002 (48)2013 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChathamUK
    20139386,170
    20129075,908
    % change3.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013323229
    Closed companies in 2012343125
    % change-5.9%3.2%16%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (58)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Chatham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 40 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ChathamUK
    20134046,514
    20123542,960
    Record Year 2004 (43) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201371221
    Net growth in 201213418
    Record Year2002 (29)2002 (40)2008 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Chatham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.7%15.4%1.9%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 2011 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Chatham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.15%CONSULTING5.27%
    PROPERTY1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    KENT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%PROPERTY2.53%
    J0.94%TRADING2.08%
    S0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.84%LONDON1.79%
    MEDWAY0.84%DESIGN1.78%
    CENTRE0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    (KENT)0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CATERING0.63%CARE1.64%
    D0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONTRACTORS0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    CHATHAM0.52%J1.54%
    MANAGEMENT0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    TRAINING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    MEDIA0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    G0.52%IT1.39%
    PROPERTIES0.52%M1.25%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.52%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%CAPITAL1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PLUMBING0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied259260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3434,970
    99999 - Dormant Company3346,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3226,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3254,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2225,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified147,590
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands146,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1417,715
    86900 - Other human health activities129,203
    41100 - Development of building projects129,271
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing115,382
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,706
    43210 - Electrical installation115,724
    49410 - Freight transport by road116,904
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,955
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,104
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,228
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08677846 NMK CONSULTANCY COMPANY LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08681098 KATRINA HUANG LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681758 PK TUITION LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08687353 VAJRA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08695901 JRW CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697397 RWJ BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08703431 FAMUTOLA LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08707865 EURO-AGRIFOOD LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708442 RONELL LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08709698 ADE T.O.T HEALTHCARE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710561 RAJA CONSTRUCTION & LOGISTICS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08676941 ESPEC LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676984 NB SERVICES (KENT) LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08679329 MULBERRY ENTERPRISES KENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08681576 VIDEO EVENTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08684458 KRYMSON GROUP LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688340 SMB DOCUMENT STORAGE LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08691480 UK PROPERTY AND LAND INVESTMENTS LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08692302 ZEMGA LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08694174 KICC THE SOLUTION CENTRE 17 Sep 2013
    08695033 NIK-TRANS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08700745 CONSTITUTION COURT CHATHAM LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701255 JOLLIE TRANS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701877 PURPLE PAWS PET TRANSPORT LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08711024 WEBOFLEX LTD 30 Sep 2013