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
    07360896 THE OAK TN27 LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360627 WADE JARRATT LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07354993 MEERKAT LANDSCAPING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353432 FABNEGO LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352668 EDWARDS TROPICAL FOODS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07352647 MASOOM LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07344274 ANDY J REFAULT LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343147 VIKAS POLYMERS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342645 NEW CONCEPT TRADING LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342133 COVENANT CHILD COMPANY LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07340653 VALEPRIME LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339631 HOUSEHOLD 4U LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339597 LE HAWK LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07336403 655 MONITORING LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335754 655 SECURITY LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335123 DORMKAT SOUNDS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333104 VERITY SMITH FACE AND BODY LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332552 GREENVILLE LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07355832 LAKESVIEW DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355351 SGC CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07352162 SOUTHRIDGE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07341165 S. KILLICK PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07336599 WHSE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336075 WHITE HILL PROJECTS LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07335896 SPACE COOL CONSULTANCY AND MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Aug 2010