Gillingham, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GillinghamUK
    2015202161,156
    2014199150,722
    % change1.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (202) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015447583
    New companies in 2014696169
    % change-36.2%23.0%20.3%
    Record Year2014 (69)2015 (75)2015 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Gillingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 49.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GillinghamUK
    201512189,523
    20148182,370
    % change49.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (121) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015333949
    Closed companies in 2014163431
    % change106.3%14.7%58%
    Record Year2011 (38)2015 (39)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Gillingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)GillinghamUK
    20158171,633
    201411868,352
    Record Year 2014 (118) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Gillingham when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015113634
    Net growth in 2014532738
    Record Year2014 (53)2015 (36)2014 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Gillingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Gillingham
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-37.4%13.3%9.6%
    Record Year2014 (0.1%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Gillingham was in 2006 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Gillingham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CARE1.25%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    KENT1.16%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%CARE2.13%
    (KENT)0.75%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HEATING0.66%LONDON1.91%
    PVT0.66%TRADING1.88%
    HEALTHCARE0.66%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CAPITAL0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.58%CO.,1.58%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    PLUMBING0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HOME0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    INTERIORS0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    SAFETY0.50%IT1.30%
    LAND0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    SITE0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied352288,953
    86900 - Other human health activities10813,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6358,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5729,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4543,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3530,825
    86210 - General medical practice activities314,793
    99999 - Dormant Company2649,474
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified249,080
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2219,098
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified195,014
    41100 - Development of building projects1711,863
    86101 - Hospital activities165,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1611,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    43210 - Electrical installation156,139
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation155,331
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified126,238
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing126,052
    56302 - Public houses and bars106,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471482 PANADRUG LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09483267 PANAGUARD LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09484440 BEJA LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09484680 HELEN CONSULTING UK LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09494098 KADEJA REZGUI LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09500301 EMZKIM28 PENDI LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09506154 BEAM LIGHT MEDIA LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09506861 CHIROC MEDICALS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09515563 BAKKALIM UK LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09517721 JW SITE SERVICES LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09468384 PANDLWOOD LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469444 CJF RAIL LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473205 HY-SPEC WORKWEAR LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09476355 STONEGROVE CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09478923 UVA REAL ESTATE LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09487755 IDRIS PROPERTIES LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09489343 ROCKHOPPER SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490134 CDG HEATING LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09492014 CPG MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492090 J P HARMER LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09495415 CLOVERLAY MOTOR COMPANY LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09501289 PRESTIGE DEVELOPEMENTS KENT LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09505866 SAHARA ESTATES LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09511728 TJ DALY EXHIBITION SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09513113 TANDOOR MAHAL (MAIDSTONE) LTD 26 Mar 2015