Gillingham, Kent

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Gillingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GillinghamUK
    2013176132,684
    2012148118,868
    % change18.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (176) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    August 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013487256
    New companies in 2012445054
    % change9.1%44.0%3.7%
    Record Year2013 (48)2013 (72)2013 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GillinghamUK
    20137686,170
    20126575,908
    % change16.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013233122
    Closed companies in 2012193313
    % change21.1%-6.1%69%
    Record Year2013 (23)2008 (39)2009 (47)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Gillingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 100 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GillinghamUK
    201310046,514
    20128342,960
    Record Year 2013 (100) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013254134
    Net growth in 2012251741
    Record Year2008 (31)2013 (41)2012 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Gillingham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.3%32.1%-9.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.1%)2013 (0.2%)2012 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 2007 when 35.5% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    KENT1.04%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRAINING0.94%PROPERTY2.53%
    MEDWAY0.94%TRADING2.08%
    MEDICARE0.94%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUILDING0.85%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTING0.85%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    K0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    M0.66%CARE1.64%
    (KENT)0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CARE0.66%GLOBAL1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%J1.54%
    IT0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    CO0.47%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.47%IT1.39%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MUSIC0.38%BUILDING1.19%
    LONDON0.38%CAPITAL1.19%
    GILLINGHAM0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SYSTEMS0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied255260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4254,854
    99999 - Dormant Company4146,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3725,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3326,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2834,970
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified247,590
    86210 - General medical practice activities193,922
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified175,576
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,590
    86900 - Other human health activities169,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1417,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    43210 - Electrical installation135,724
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,039
    41100 - Development of building projects139,271
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified123,422
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,228
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,859
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet108,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08590816 KNSPRO LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08591497 DAKARAI SOCIAL CARE LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08591796 CREATION 7 LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08593618 CARTERS CATERING LTD 02 Jul 2013
    08595199 HOLIDAYS 4 ME LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08597494 EDGE PUB LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08602420 BOOKBAZZAR LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08607313 GARRY FISHER LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08610196 ROBERTECH LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08614502 GLOBAL MHSW BOUTIQUE LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08615988 2ND GENERATION BUILDING SRVCS LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08621779 MWANANCHI LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08623448 BOATFENDERSTORE LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    OC386864 VISIBLY LLP 26 Jul 2013
    08628822 JDH SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08629090 MUBATAPASANGO LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08629900 ARG JOINERY LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08597073 CAUSTIC NETWORK LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08602859 CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN GROUP LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08605259 AMMCASS MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL & LIFT ENGINEERS LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08611545 CLOUDROCK LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08612005 NVIROBUILD LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08616812 TRINITY PROFESSIONAL CLEANING LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08624679 MEDWAY ROOFING LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08624730 KENTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2013