Hythe, Kent

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Hythe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HytheUK
    2010123105,137
    200921691,034
    % change-43.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201011157
    New companies in 20095656104
    % change98.2%-91.1%-93.3%
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (80)2009 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Hythe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HytheUK
    201014082,677
    2009168108,060
    % change-16.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (168) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010143591
    Closed companies in 20092444100
    % change-41.7%-20.5%-9%
    Record Year2009 (24)2009 (44)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Hythe during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -17 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HytheUK
    2010-1722,460
    200948-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (153) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201097-30-84
    Net growth in 200932124
    Record Year2008 (143)2007 (68)2006 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Hythe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Hythe
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change83.9%-92.3%-94.4%
    Record Year2008 (0.5%)1967 (0.2%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hythe was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    20.6% of all director appointments in Hythe in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANTS0.43%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    HEIGHTS0.43%CONSULTING4.60%
    OSTREA0.43%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    R0.32%PROPERTY2.50%
    VALLEY0.32%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BLUE0.32%TRADING1.93%
    GROUP0.32%DESIGN1.91%
    BEACH0.32%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.32%MEDIA1.84%
    DAKOTA0.21%BUSINESS1.74%
    WEST0.21%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PARK0.21%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CAROLINA0.21%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MARKETING0.21%J1.48%
    LAKE0.21%LONDON1.45%
    TOTAALBOUW0.21%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GLOBAL0.21%GROUP1.37%
    NORTH0.21%GLOBAL1.35%
    HOLDING0.21%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ROTTERDAM0.21%BUILDING1.34%
    SOUTH0.21%CARE1.33%
    MANAGEMENT0.21%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MMS0.21%M1.28%
    DESIGN0.21%SYSTEMS1.25%
    UPPERLEY0.11%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7499 - Non-trading company61815,398
    None Supplied413228,645
    74990 - Non-trading company1548,149
    7487 - Other business activities1674,904
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    9999 - Dormant Company519,948
    6024 - Freight transport by road53,665
    7414 - Business & management consultancy517,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management414,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities49,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified38,154
    99999 - Dormant Company313,808
    5530 - Restaurants34,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities310,331
    68310 - Real estate agencies21,672
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified21,764
    59112 - Video production activities2566
    47890 - Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods2156
    71111 - Architectural activities21,354
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified226,974

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210724 WORLD VILLAGE MARKETS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07186983 STELLA CHAPMAN LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07181120 ACTIV-8 ELECTRICAL LTD 08 Mar 2010
    07174962 STRANDJA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173795 HYTHE CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173757 PROCARS FOLKESTONE LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172423 AGRI-TECH GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010