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.

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 (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)GillinghamUK
    2010116101,492
    20098794,671
    % change33.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (116) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010344141
    New companies in 2009272436
    % change25.9%70.8%13.9%
    Record Year2005 (34)2010 (41)2010 (41)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GillinghamUK
    20107487,705
    200996159,401
    % change-22.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010223121
    Closed companies in 2009183147
    % change22.2%0.0%-55%
    Record Year2007 (23)2008 (39)2009 (47)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GillinghamUK
    20104213,787
    2009-9-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (68) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010121020
    Net growth in 20099-7-11
    Record Year2008 (31)2006 (16)2006 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%55.1%9.2%
    Record Year1968 (0.2%)1967 (0.4%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    BUILDING1.25%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONTRACTORS1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION1.11%TRADING2.04%
    ENGINEERING0.97%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (KENT)0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTY0.83%MEDIA1.75%
    MEDWAY0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FIRE0.70%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGNS0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    SECURITY0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    K0.56%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTING0.56%J1.44%
    MEDIA0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%IT1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    MEDICAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    J0.56%M1.28%
    CHEEMA0.56%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied181202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1625,053
    99999 - Dormant Company1414,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities138,292
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified116,460
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1013,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    43210 - Electrical installation102,747
    7499 - Non-trading company913,408
    86210 - General medical practice activities91,189
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,440
    4534 - Other building installation82,623
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult72,086
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,771
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified71,360

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330284 RICHMAN RACING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329868 M K GENERAL BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07327313 ORSNAN LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07323469 M.A.H. PAYROLL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322256 BOILER EXCHANGE LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07317188 SARAHANNAH LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07309811 THE PLOUGH INN (SWALECLIFFE) LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07306230 CHRIS FORWOOD LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07306099 OCC ENTERPRISE LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07304493 GSC REINFORCEMENT LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07304232 THE BABY ROOM (KENT) LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07303080 AQUALOGY(UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301651 AUNTIE DEBBIES SANDWICH BAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07301153 SITE-TECH ENGINEERING LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356494 ARACHNE TECHNOLOGY LLP 16 Jul 2010
    07330607 IMAGINEERING GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07327576 BAY LAKE MEDIA LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07326331 KTI INTERIOR LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07324464 SILKS TRADING LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07323494 NEWT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07319650 SCEATS AUTOS LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07319377 PLANET DIGITAL LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07315437 LANCASTER FINANCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07304398 KENT FIRE BRIGADE LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07301837 BLU ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010