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Hythe, Kent

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Hythe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HytheUK
    2012161131,491
    2011167116,391
    % change-3.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012676529
    New companies in 2011477545
    % change42.6%-13.3%-35.6%
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (80)2009 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Hythe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HytheUK
    201211267,576
    201117290,987
    % change-34.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (172) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012274540
    Closed companies in 2011905527
    % change-70.0%-18.2%48%
    Record Year2011 (90)2011 (55)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Hythe during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 49 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HytheUK
    20124963,915
    2011-525,404
    Record Year 2008 (153) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20124020-11
    Net growth in 2011-432018
    Record Year2008 (143)2007 (68)2006 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Hythe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Hythe
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change22.2%-25.9%-39.7%
    Record Year2008 (0.5%)1967 (0.2%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    16.3% of all director appointments in Hythe in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT0.76%CONSULTING5.07%
    CASTLE0.63%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING0.51%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    KENT0.51%PROPERTY2.37%
    DEITIES0.51%TRADING2.07%
    SOUTH0.38%DESIGN1.93%
    RIDGE0.38%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ART0.38%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MARKETING0.38%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    NETWORK0.38%BUSINESS1.73%
    PARTICIPATIONS0.38%MEDIA1.72%
    PARK0.38%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.38%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTIES0.38%J1.54%
    LOGISTICS0.25%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    (HYTHE)0.25%GLOBAL1.50%
    S0.25%IT1.40%
    HIDE0.25%CARE1.34%
    FINANCE0.25%PROPERTIES1.31%
    INFLUANCES0.25%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ARCHITECTURE0.25%M1.27%
    LIGHT0.25%BUILDING1.24%
    DAY0.25%ENERGY1.20%
    CONTRACTS0.25%S1.20%
    HYTHE0.25%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7499 - Non-trading company6669,102
    None Supplied440216,665
    74990 - Non-trading company3209,729
    7487 - Other business activities752,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management519,704
    62090 - Other information technology service activities48,145
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract42,097
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified413,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified33,931
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified335,233
    5530 - Restaurants34,633
    9999 - Dormant Company218,617
    6024 - Freight transport by road22,121
    9800 - Residents Property Management21,397
    77110 - Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles2492
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet23,439
    86230 - Dental practice activities21,834
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities214,303
    10850 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes261
    9305 - Other service activities28,818

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931249 MASTMOVE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07931297 NATHWORX LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07943293 CHAMEQUICK LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943421 LESTESDAKE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943559 BELGRESTE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07948129 BARRITACO LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948183 MONKOBIA LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948189 SWISSTA LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948197 PUNGADALE LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948201 PLEXAVIS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948206 BAKONDO LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948211 SANTIDINARI LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948343 RIVARITO LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07969165 BRIHASPATI LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969171 HYBRIDISATION LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969192 MARUTAS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969198 CONTINUES TODAY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969205 BHAGWAT LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969235 GANESHA DEITIES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969241 KURMA LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969256 KRISHNA DEITIES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969262 PUSHA LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969269 MARKANDEYA LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969276 MOORDHA LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969875 AV CUSTOM INSTALLER LTD 29 Feb 2012