Chatham, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chatham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chatham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Chatham when compared to any month in history.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chatham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Chatham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 29.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChathamUK
    2015187161,156
    2014145150,722
    % change29.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (187) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous March.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chatham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015686158
    New companies in 2014385255
    % change78.9%17.3%5.5%
    Record Year2015 (68)2015 (61)2015 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Chatham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChathamUK
    20159689,523
    20149482,370
    % change2.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (124) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015163050
    Closed companies in 2014323527
    % change-50.0%-14.3%85%
    Record Year2013 (49)2011 (43)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Chatham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 91 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ChathamUK
    20159171,633
    20145168,352
    Record Year 2015 (91) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chatham when compared to any previous January.

    January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Chatham when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201552318
    Net growth in 201461728
    Record Year2015 (52)2006 (33)2003 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Chatham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Chatham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change75.5%8.1%-3.9%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chatham was in 2012 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    29.5% of all director appointments in Chatham in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    (KENT)0.98%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE0.98%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    KENT0.89%CARE2.13%
    MEDWAY0.80%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.80%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HEALTH0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTING0.71%DESIGN1.65%
    CARPENTRY0.53%PROPERTIES1.63%
    C0.53%CO.,1.58%
    RECRUITMENT0.53%J1.55%
    HOMES0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRANSPORT0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FLOORING0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    ROAD0.44%IT1.30%
    BUILDING0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    HEALTHCARE0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied336288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4429,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company3149,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2858,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2630,825
    86101 - Hospital activities195,043
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1819,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,862
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands168,607
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets146,557
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified135,014
    43210 - Electrical installation126,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road1212,485
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1111,600
    86900 - Other human health activities1113,990
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09424761 V PARCEL LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426776 KENT SEWING CENTRE LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09426802 ABOO LONDON LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09427996 CLARKS ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429584 DEEPAK TEXTILES LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09438849 TB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09446976 VINTAGE GLOBAL FINANCIAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09455610 FINAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457110 FOCUS REGENERATION LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09460136 HOSKINS INTERIORS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09416681 SEWELL WINDOW CLEANING LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09422771 1 THIRTY3 DESIGN LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424106 NJW CARPENTRY JOINERY LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427582 SAMAEL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09428625 UK CHOCOLATE COMPANY LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09435790 MODE NINE CREATIVE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09436638 JACK EURO TRADE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09437672 CEBOLIT LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440549 HUGHES SAFETY SERVICES LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09442021 MFM STEEL LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09442354 DECORRACHEL LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09445252 TANTON CONTRACTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09446638 BLANC. CHOCOLATE LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09449430 NIL SATIS EMPORIUM LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09458529 AZARIAH LIMITED 25 Feb 2015