Gillingham, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 was a record month for net growth in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 199 companies were registered in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gillingham UK 2014 199 150,722 2013 160 134,802 % change 24.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (199) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 69 61 69 New companies in 2013 54 56 50 % change 27.8% 8.9% 38.0% Record Year 2014 (69) 2014 (61) 2014 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gillingham UK 2014 81 82,370 2013 87 77,914 % change -6.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 16 34 31 Closed companies in 2013 35 24 28 % change -54.3% 41.7% 11% Record Year 2011 (38) 2014 (34) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Gillingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 118 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gillingham UK 2014 118 68,352 2013 73 56,888 Record Year 2014 (118) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous January.
January 2014 was a record month for net growth in Gillingham when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 53 27 38 Net growth in 2013 19 32 22 Record Year 2014 (53) 2013 (32) 2014 (38)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gillingham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 19.5% 0.6% 15.2% Record Year 2014 (0.1%) 1998 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 2005 when 34.9% of all directors were female.
30.7% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PVT 2.05% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 1.16% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 0.89% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 0.80% TRADING 2.05% ENGINEERING 0.80% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.86% MEDWAY 0.71% CARE 1.79% MEDICARE 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CO 0.71% DESIGN 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HEALTH 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% GLOBAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% BUILDING 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% K 0.62% GLOBAL 1.58% (KENT) 0.62% J 1.48% HEALTHCARE 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.48% KENT 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.53% IT 1.33% D 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% LONDON 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% CAPITAL 0.44% M 1.21% TRAINING 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 304 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 35 47,084 86900 - Other human health activities 29 10,273 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 8,155 86210 - General medical practice activities 23 3,987 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 18,491 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 4,866 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 5,876 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,885 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,135 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,559 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,988 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 6,236
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08925167 FINSO SERVICE LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08928469 CORE HEALTH & LEISURE LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08928844 GASTRO-ENDO HEALTH LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08929771 2RAN IT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08938645 SOUTH SHORE RTM COMPANY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08939108 FP FIRE LIMITED 14 Mar 2014 08943023 POTANI LTD 17 Mar 2014 08952680 MOKO BANE LTD 21 Mar 2014 08955852 CAMELLIA PVT LTD 24 Mar 2014 08957770 RYAN DOMINGO LTD 25 Mar 2014 08958217 W B CEFE LTD 25 Mar 2014 08960768 TCHUM LTD 26 Mar 2014 08961776 BROOKLYN B LTD 27 Mar 2014 08962940 SALLY PVT LTD 27 Mar 2014 08962980 MARY ANN MIRAFLORES LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08963005 EVERMAY PVT LTD 27 Mar 2014 08963850 NISHA PVT LTD 27 Mar 2014 08965788 DELACRUZ PVT LTD 28 Mar 2014 08968668 GREEN ROI LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 08919273 ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08931152 IWILLHYPNOTHERAPYCLINIC LTD 10 Mar 2014 08952809 THE NET MAGAZINE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08955660 AFFORDABLE MARKETING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Mar 2014 08960933 G TERRY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Mar 2014 08961123 KARWILLAGE LTD 26 Mar 2014
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