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
New Company Registrations
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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) Gillingham UK 2010 113 105,137 2009 88 91,034 % change 28.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (117) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 32 39 42 New companies in 2009 27 33 28 % change 18.5% 18.2% 50.0% Record Year 2007 (39) 2010 (39) 2010 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Gillingham UK 2010 90 82,677 2009 98 108,060 % change -8.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 18 31 41 Closed companies in 2009 19 19 60 % change -5.3% 63.2% -32% Record Year 2008 (27) 2010 (31) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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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) Gillingham UK 2010 23 22,460 2009 -10 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 14 8 1 Net growth in 2009 8 14 -32 Record Year 2007 (27) 1998 (25) 1997 (33)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 10.0% 1.2% 24.6% Record Year 1966 (0.2%) 1972 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 1.20% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.05% CONSULTING 4.60% ELECTRICAL 0.90% CONSULTANCY 2.87% BUILDING 0.90% PROPERTY 2.50% MANAGEMENT 0.90% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.75% TRADING 1.93% CONTRACTORS 0.75% DESIGN 1.91% CARE 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGNS 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% (KENT) 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.75% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% P 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% EXPRESS 0.60% J 1.48% J 0.60% LONDON 1.45% SECURITY 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PROPERTIES 0.60% GROUP 1.37% ENGINEERING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.35% DESIGN 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% GARAGE 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% MEDICAL 0.45% CARE 1.33% PC 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MEDIA 0.45% M 1.28% D 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.25% FIRE 0.45% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 197 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 54 74,904 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 9,325 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 16 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 13 13,808 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,163 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 17,003 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 10 8,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 10,331 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,840 71129 - Other engineering activities 7 2,152 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,340 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 7 1,746 4525 - Other special trades construction 7 2,434 7499 - Non-trading company 7 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 7 9,038
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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