Gillingham, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 160 companies were registered in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GillinghamUK
    2013160134,802
    2012152131,491
    % change5.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (160) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013545650
    New companies in 2012435455
    % change25.6%3.7%-9.1%
    Record Year2013 (54)2013 (56)2012 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GillinghamUK
    20138777,914
    20127967,576
    % change10.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013352428
    Closed companies in 2012312721
    % change12.9%-11.1%33%
    Record Year2011 (38)2010 (31)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Gillingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)GillinghamUK
    20137356,888
    20127363,915
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013193222
    Net growth in 2012122734
    Record Year2007 (27)2013 (32)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Gillingham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change12.6%2.9%-6.0%
    Record Year2000 (0.1%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 2005 when 34.9% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.65%CONSULTING5.18%
    TRAINING1.26%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MEDWAY0.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING0.88%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%DESIGN1.79%
    (KENT)0.88%ENGINEERING1.78%
    M0.88%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%LONDON1.72%
    J0.78%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    S0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CARE0.68%MEDIA1.63%
    IT0.68%GLOBAL1.57%
    KENT0.68%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.58%CARE1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%IT1.43%
    BUILDING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PLUMBING0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HEATING0.49%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.39%BUILDING1.21%
    TECH0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BEAUTY0.39%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SCAFFOLDING0.39%TRAINING1.17%
    ENGINEERING0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied240249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company4443,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4354,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3023,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2432,624
    86210 - General medical practice activities244,062
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2324,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified176,954
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,332
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,129
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,186
    86900 - Other human health activities118,465
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,664
    43210 - Electrical installation105,625
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,684
    41100 - Development of building projects88,637
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles82,653

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385784 MN HP SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08386631 REDDYPHARMA LTD. 04 Feb 2013
    08387097 CASSIE YOUNG EVENTS LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08389324 DOMINO PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389755 VARAHI TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08393552 RAINHAM COACH CO LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08394399 PETROVONE LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08397481 LONDON ACADEMY FOR PROFESSIONALS LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08416414 IMPAC MEDIA LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08422179 MCMANUS FLAT ROOF FINISHING LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08384687 GRROW STUDIO LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08387336 COMMUNICATION KD LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387415 BEST ACTIVE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387416 BS2S LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387426 OLTER LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389252 BUILDING WITH US LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08389266 SK FEST LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393647 WEBMEDIA EUROPE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394386 JOHN SCOTT PAINTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395688 INGA76 LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396568 D.B MULTITRADE LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08398312 SHEREGILL LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08400434 PARKSTAR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401704 DAVINA MEDICAL RESOURCES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08410817 COCHRANE HOMECARE LIMITED 20 Feb 2013