Gillingham, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 116 companies were registered in Gillingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Gillingham UK 2010 116 101,492 2009 87 94,671 % change 33.3% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (116) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 34 41 41 New companies in 2009 27 24 36 % change 25.9% 70.8% 13.9% Record Year 2005 (34) 2010 (41) 2010 (41)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Gillingham UK 2010 74 87,705 2009 96 159,401 % change -22.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 22 31 21 Closed companies in 2009 18 31 47 % change 22.2% 0.0% -55% Record Year 2007 (23) 2008 (39) 2009 (47)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Gillingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 42 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Gillingham UK 2010 42 13,787 2009 -9 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (68) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 12 10 20 Net growth in 2009 9 -7 -11 Record Year 2008 (31) 2006 (16) 2006 (26)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Gillingham 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.2% 55.1% 9.2% Record Year 1968 (0.2%) 1967 (0.4%) 1971 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.39% MANAGEMENT 5.06% BUILDING 1.25% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANTS 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONTRACTORS 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 1.11% TRADING 2.04% ENGINEERING 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.01% (KENT) 0.97% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.83% BUSINESS 1.80% PROPERTY 0.83% MEDIA 1.75% MEDWAY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.73% FIRE 0.70% LONDON 1.59% DESIGNS 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% SECURITY 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% K 0.56% CARE 1.44% CONSULTING 0.56% J 1.44% MEDIA 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TECHNOLOGY 0.56% GLOBAL 1.42% INVESTMENTS 0.56% IT 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% HEALTHCARE 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% MEDICAL 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% J 0.56% M 1.28% CHEEMA 0.56% SYSTEMS 1.26% ENTERPRISES 0.56% S 1.24%
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 181 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 58 69,802 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 7,634 9999 - Dormant Company 18 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 14 14,072 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 12 7,649 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,940 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 6,460 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,967 43210 - Electrical installation 10 2,747 7499 - Non-trading company 9 13,408 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 1,189 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 9 2,440 4534 - Other building installation 8 2,623 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 7 2,086 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 2,771 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 7 1,360
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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