Hythe, Kent

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hythe when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Hythe was in 2014 when 21.9% of all directors were female.

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)

    A total of 66 companies were registered in Hythe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly 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)HytheUK
    201466150,722
    2013116134,802
    % change-43.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201427309
    New companies in 2013413639
    % change-34.1%-16.7%-76.9%
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (80)2009 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Hythe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly 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)HytheUK
    201414982,370
    201312177,914
    % change23.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (172) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hythe when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014327641
    Closed companies in 2013384340
    % change-15.8%76.7%3%
    Record Year2011 (90)2014 (76)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Hythe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was -83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HytheUK
    2014-8368,352
    2013-556,888
    Record Year 2008 (153) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014-5-46-32
    Net growth in 20133-7-1
    Record Year2008 (143)2007 (68)2006 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Hythe formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hythe
    20140.0%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (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%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-38.4%-23.0%-80.7%
    Record Year2008 (0.5%)2011 (0.2%)2009 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% 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 Hythe was in 2014 when 21.9% of all directors were female.

    21.9% of all director appointments in Hythe 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
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING5.22%
    GLOBAL1.07%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    DUTCH1.07%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CORPORATION0.86%PROPERTY2.64%
    CAPITAL0.86%TRADING2.05%
    BEHEER0.86%LONDON1.88%
    FINANCE0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HYTHE0.86%CARE1.79%
    COOLING0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTING0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    ENERGY0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.64%BUSINESS1.71%
    ALL0.64%PROPERTIES1.60%
    EN0.64%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTY0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    MARKETING0.64%J1.48%
    SPLASHBACK0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TORUS0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    TEC0.43%IT1.33%
    D0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRADING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    DE0.43%M1.21%
    IT0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    PORTALS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    74990 - Non-trading company62914,135
    None Supplied381280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1037,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified626,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified518,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities527,750
    99999 - Dormant Company547,084
    43210 - Electrical installation55,885
    71111 - Architectural activities42,787
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation44,866
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings46,559
    98000 - Residents property management44,832
    62090 - Other information technology service activities412,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development39,509
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate39,284
    90030 - Artistic creation34,340
    56101 - Licensed restaurants37,965
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified35,876
    41100 - Development of building projects39,855
    86900 - Other human health activities310,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08873673 XI BAO WORLDWIDE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08874918 WIPE SUPPLY INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08879313 NOIYS NOODLES LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08880570 THE HAVEN (HYTHE) LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882849 SHORTSTAY TODAY LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882857 SHORTSTAY BOOKING LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08884827 GLOBAL PORTALS BEHEER LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884839 GLOPO LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08886918 CONCOSCA LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886921 FIETSBEL IT LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886922 SABINT LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886961 GLOBAL PORTALS NEDERLAND LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08892152 AGOS AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08892788 AGOSTOS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895023 SALTWOOD CARE PROPERTIES LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08895585 SMART MARKETING SUPPORT LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08896511 CREWFACE LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897780 THE SUCCULENT PIG COMPANY LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08897844 LOVE AND LAUGHTER LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08902032 TJ PENSION LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08914669 ALL KENT MOTORS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08914968 FIFOIN LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08914999 BELTAX LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915004 NLTAXIS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08917080 FINANCIAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS LIMITED 28 Feb 2014