Gillingham, Kent

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 113 companies were registered in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GillinghamUK
    2010113105,137
    20098891,034
    % change28.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010323942
    New companies in 2009273328
    % change18.5%18.2%50.0%
    Record Year2007 (39)2010 (39)2010 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GillinghamUK
    20109082,677
    200998108,060
    % change-8.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010183141
    Closed companies in 2009191960
    % change-5.3%63.2%-32%
    Record Year2008 (27)2010 (31)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Gillingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 23 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)GillinghamUK
    20102322,460
    2009-10-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101481
    Net growth in 2009814-32
    Record Year2007 (27)1998 (25)1997 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Gillingham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change10.0%1.2%24.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1972 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION1.20%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.05%CONSULTING4.60%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    BUILDING0.90%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%TRADING1.93%
    CONTRACTORS0.75%DESIGN1.91%
    CARE0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGNS0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    (KENT)0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.75%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    P0.60%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    EXPRESS0.60%J1.48%
    J0.60%LONDON1.45%
    SECURITY0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.60%GROUP1.37%
    ENGINEERING0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    DESIGN0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    GARAGE0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    MEDICAL0.45%CARE1.33%
    PC0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.45%M1.28%
    D0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    FIRE0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5474,904
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering239,325
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1626,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1414,007
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    43210 - Electrical installation113,163
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1117,003
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    74990 - Non-trading company108,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities99,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities810,331
    4534 - Other building installation72,840
    71129 - Other engineering activities72,152
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,340
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified71,746
    4525 - Other special trades construction72,434
    7499 - Non-trading company715,398
    9305 - Other service activities79,038

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169825 LOOP HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169790 KENT GLAZING LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07158337 OCEANRISE HEALTHCARE AGENCY LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07156157 TITSEY (KENT) LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07156069 WARREN BARN & BOTLEY LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07156015 DJA (KENT) LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155500 CATHEDRAL WINDSCREENS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07148578 DIVERSE MARKETING LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147737 AEZAZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146823 FUNSHO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145391 CASTELL PRINTS LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07144064 MEDIGLE LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141665 DRIVETIME DRIVER TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07165792 SALL HAULAGE LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07165603 MS SURFACING LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164851 ANNANDALE PUBLISHING LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07164039 J. DAVICIONI LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07163624 ALLSPORTSDICE LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07156924 ASTRA CONSERVATORIES &WINDOWS LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07154235 OHIP LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07154037 FWM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153762 CA ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07153501 J.S.W. (KENT) LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07150968 COMBAT SPORTS UK LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07147416 CORTI-ROSE LTD 05 Feb 2010