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
    09472679 CHLOE ENTERPRISE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09475695 OLSENSE LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475747 DE LEON HEALTHCARE LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09482104 SHAH SUPERMARKET LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482285 SHAH UK PROPERTY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482746 STATION CAFE (SITTINGBOURNE) LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09486653 GODSLUV LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09489042 TECHWISE TRADING LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09491070 B K FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09491179 ALFA ANGENCY LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09491319 THOMAS AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09504227 LIVIANO CARS LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09518705 ELAN SKIS GB LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09466005 MICHBOLY LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09470836 IMLACH-LOCUMS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09471100 A-Z SUPPLEMENTS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473202 LEGENDS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474005 GUARD MOUNT PROCESS SERVERS (KENT) LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09479214 PURITY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09482360 UPPER LUTON ROAD 1962 LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09497349 ONE SIXTY SIX CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09498480 AMC SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09504357 RPD HOUSING LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09514605 DWUMPASTEF LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515477 SHURFIELDS SERVICES LTD 28 Mar 2015