Hythe, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Hythe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HytheUK
    2013116134,802
    2012161131,491
    % change-28.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013413639
    New companies in 2012676529
    % change-38.8%-44.6%34.5%
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (80)2009 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Hythe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HytheUK
    201312177,914
    201211267,576
    % change8.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (172) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013384340
    Closed companies in 2012274540
    % change40.7%-4.4%0%
    Record Year2011 (90)2011 (55)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Hythe during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was -5 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HytheUK
    2013-556,888
    20124963,915
    Record Year 2008 (153) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20133-7-1
    Net growth in 20124020-11
    Record Year2008 (143)2007 (68)2006 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Hythe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Hythe
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-45.1%-45.0%39.0%
    Record Year2008 (0.5%)2011 (0.2%)2009 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hythe was in 2012 when 15.6% of all directors were female.

    15.0% of all director appointments in Hythe in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY0.78%CONSULTING5.18%
    MARKETING0.63%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    SMART0.47%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    KENT0.47%PROPERTY2.44%
    MEDIA0.47%TRADING2.06%
    J0.31%DESIGN1.79%
    P0.31%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTING0.31%BUSINESS1.77%
    B0.31%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    EUROPE0.31%LONDON1.72%
    INSPECTIONS0.31%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    I0.31%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SUCCESS0.31%MEDIA1.63%
    BUSINESS0.31%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.31%J1.56%
    E0.31%CARE1.46%
    EURO0.31%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.31%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BLACK0.31%PROPERTIES1.36%
    W0.31%M1.25%
    CLEANING0.31%BUILDING1.21%
    M0.31%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    STRESSBUSTERS0.31%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CAPITAL0.31%TRAINING1.17%
    HOLDING0.31%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    74990 - Non-trading company61214,129
    None Supplied377249,183
    7499 - Non-trading company1171,582
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management832,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified623,532
    71111 - Architectural activities62,658
    98000 - Residents property management64,579
    43210 - Electrical installation65,625
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified616,448
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis55,104
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities524,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities512,664
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified454,531
    99999 - Dormant Company443,384
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate47,507
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings35,372
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified36,954
    78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions21,447
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores23,226
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified25,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344973 FREDISA LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08348963 AMBARRA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348968 ECODROOM LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348971 ECOKLIEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348989 KLIKSPAN LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348991 ELOGIST LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08348993 EDGEDREDD LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349009 ASTONIO LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349018 ARTAGUA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349023 FASUR LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349156 ESTOMNIA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349173 FUSAR LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349208 KAMELEO LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349226 MAIRS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08355185 DESTINY HORIZONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08368038 FRAZER RAILWAY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372577 LEIGHTECH COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08375431 DOWSETT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08377669 NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08379766 INIOLA LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379774 PUYVI LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379790 BORUSIAS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379879 FAMESIS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379909 BROZILAS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379928 CHUCKLES LIMITED 29 Jan 2013