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Gillingham, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.

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 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GillinghamUK
    2011111116,391
    2010113105,137
    % change-1.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011332850
    New companies in 2010323942
    % change3.1%-28.2%19.0%
    Record Year2007 (39)2010 (39)2011 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GillinghamUK
    20117090,986
    20109082,677
    % change-22.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011381913
    Closed companies in 2010183141
    % change111.1%-38.7%-68%
    Record Year2011 (38)2010 (31)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Gillingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)GillinghamUK
    20114125,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-5937
    Net growth in 20101481
    Record Year2007 (27)1998 (25)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Gillingham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-11.0%-36.9%13.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.2%)1972 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    27.8% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUILDING1.12%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    J0.98%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CARE0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.98%TRADING2.10%
    KENT0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDWAY0.84%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONTRACTORS0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    R0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGY0.84%MEDIA1.69%
    MAINTENANCE0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CAR0.70%LONDON1.60%
    DESIGN0.70%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%J1.45%
    (KENT)0.70%GLOBAL1.44%
    M0.70%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INSTALLATIONS0.70%IT1.41%
    TRADING0.70%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    HEALTH0.56%M1.30%
    DESIGNS0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SOCIAL0.56%S1.24%
    B0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    D0.56%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5760,968
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1630,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1616,150
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,765
    86210 - General medical practice activities151,874
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,246
    74990 - Non-trading company98,695
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified81,486
    7414 - Business & management consultancy812,916
    71129 - Other engineering activities61,590
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply67,000

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07542915 GLS PUBLISHING LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541794 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540600 PC PITSTOP (MEDWAY) LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539757 TEER TRADING LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07538517 PETALS SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07531652 SHALOM CLINICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07530270 GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMITS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07527563 MIRACLE MEDIA LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07522487 KARTHIK LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07521889 HUNTER WHITE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    OC362015 ECOBYTES CONSULTING LLP 21 Feb 2011
    07544804 MR CUP CAKES LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07537481 STUDIO 101 HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07534430 D 'N' J SMITH LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07533690 BAYTOWN TRADING LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532578 MJL MOTION DESIGN LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528754 CLASS ACT! PERSONAL TUTORS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526853 TAZ SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07526490 BEST CIVILS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525690 HICKORY TRANSPORT SERVICES, LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07521351 4SD LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519347 SERENITY NATURAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07516674 HARVESTBAY LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514298 KEZANT LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07511897 A.R. MORGAN SHOPFITTERS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011