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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

  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 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)GillinghamUK
    2014199150,722
    2013160134,802
    % change24.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (199) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014696169
    New companies in 2013545650
    % change27.8%8.9%38.0%
    Record Year2014 (69)2014 (61)2014 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GillinghamUK
    20148182,370
    20138777,914
    % change-6.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014163431
    Closed companies in 2013352428
    % change-54.3%41.7%11%
    Record Year2011 (38)2014 (34)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GillinghamUK
    201411868,352
    20137356,888
    Record Year 2014 (118) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014532738
    Net growth in 2013193222
    Record Year2014 (53)2013 (32)2014 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.5%0.6%15.2%
    Record Year2014 (0.1%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PVT2.05%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE1.16%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTING0.80%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.80%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDWAY0.71%CARE1.79%
    MEDICARE0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CO0.71%DESIGN1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HEALTH0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    BUILDING0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    K0.62%GLOBAL1.58%
    (KENT)0.62%J1.48%
    HEALTHCARE0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    KENT0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%IT1.33%
    D0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    LONDON0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    CAPITAL0.44%M1.21%
    TRAINING0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied304280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6156,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4326,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4127,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3737,882
    99999 - Dormant Company3547,084
    86900 - Other human health activities2910,273
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified258,155
    86210 - General medical practice activities233,987
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1818,491
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation184,866
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified155,876
    41100 - Development of building projects159,855
    43210 - Electrical installation145,885
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,988
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,236

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08877262 JANEJONES LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08877332 FLORACARE PVT LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08877475 IU PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878896 ALPHA24 LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08883746 NATEBERIE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08883750 BINHAL LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08896809 DATA-LINKS CONSULT LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08897170 AFFINITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08897802 MEDIA FIRST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899967 ANDYBANG LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901629 SPRITES WOODLAND NURSERY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08902718 DFC BUILDING & CARPENTRY LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08908317 STUFFED SUB LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08914021 WATOTO NA FAMILIA CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08915163 FM ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916207 KLIK ELECTRICAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917149 TAYLOR'S PVT LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08875871 SMELL GOOD LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08882739 RKM SITE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883518 ASH ADVICE LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08884911 ANDREW MERC LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08886670 D J B ENGINEERING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08895810 PROGRAMMATIC PEOPLE LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08906982 ALLTYPE SURFACING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08907174 A-CLASS TREE CARE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014

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