Hythe, Kent

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Hythe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 109.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)HytheUK
    2015138161,156
    201466150,722
    % change109.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2009 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015433857
    New companies in 201427309
    % change59.3%26.7%533.3%
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (80)2009 (104)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Hythe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 57.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)HytheUK
    20156389,523
    201414982,370
    % change-57.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (172) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201563819
    Closed companies in 2014327641
    % change-81.3%-50.0%-54%
    Record Year2011 (90)2014 (76)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hythe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 75 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HytheUK
    20157571,633
    2014-8368,352
    Record Year 2008 (153) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201537038
    Net growth in 2014-5-46-32
    Record Year2008 (143)2007 (68)2006 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hythe
    20150.1%
    20140.0%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (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%0.0%
    % change56.2%16.7%477.2%
    Record Year2008 (0.5%)2011 (0.2%)2009 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% 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 Hythe was in 2014 when 21.9% of all directors were female.

    16.0% of all director appointments in Hythe 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
    BEHEER3.61%CONSULTING5.23%
    HOMES1.69%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    KENT1.45%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    HYTHE1.45%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DE1.20%CARE2.13%
    GROUP1.20%ENGINEERING2.12%
    EUROPE0.72%LONDON1.91%
    MAATSCHAPPIJ0.72%TRADING1.88%
    OSTREA0.72%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INTERNATIONAL0.72%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    RESOURCES0.72%DESIGN1.65%
    NEDERLAND0.72%PROPERTIES1.63%
    AAG0.72%CO.,1.58%
    AFBOUW0.72%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.72%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PRODUCTIONS0.72%BUSINESS1.49%
    HOUSEHUNTING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S.P.0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    P0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    VELOSWIFT0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    BELGIUM0.48%BUILDING1.31%
    J0.48%IT1.30%
    NEPO0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    SANDGATE0.48%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    74990 - Non-trading company45613,794
    None Supplied198288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company949,474
    62012 - Business and domestic software development59,651
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management543,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified519,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified429,218
    56101 - Licensed restaurants48,909
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation45,331
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings37,797
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate311,600
    41100 - Development of building projects311,863
    90030 - Artistic creation34,677
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified358,522
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment26,815
    11050 - Manufacture of beer2435
    46650 - Wholesale of office furniture275
    59120 - Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities2772
    47530 - Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores2734
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities23,174

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09419663 D P VEHICLES FAVERSHAM LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421232 DE GEVELSPECIALIST LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09430242 CRYPTOBOSS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430302 RADLIMA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430303 MAREBELIN LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430307 JOHVER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430402 DOVER YACHT CHARTER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430480 JONIVAN LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430492 MONTAGESALE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430494 MONTAGESALE BEHEER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430497 DTA INSTALLATIETECHNIEK LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430499 DTA INSTALATIETECHNIEK BEHEER LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430502 DRAKONOST LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433020 LRL CONTRACTORS LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09435075 JOLILAN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435077 OOSTERHOUTSE HANDELS MAATSCHAPPIJ BEHEER LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435135 OOSTERHOUTSE HANDELS MAATSCHAPPIJ LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09436042 ALL TIMES FINEST BEHEER LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09436910 MDL DESIGNS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439006 OSTREA ASSETS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439525 CROSSNCOUNTRY LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09446216 DUCTDESIGN LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09457099 SPECIALIST COATINGS EUROPE LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09461338 WORK EXPERIENCE L&L LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09461442 MODERN DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT GROUP LIMITED 26 Feb 2015