Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kent when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kent when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kent when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 4,454 companies were registered in Kent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally 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) Kent UK 2012 4,454 131,491 2011 4,033 116,391 % change 10.4% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (4,924) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kent when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kent when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 1,386 1,460 1,608 New companies in 2011 1,141 1,305 1,587 % change 21.5% 11.9% 1.3% Record Year 2012 (1,386) 2012 (1,460) 2007 (2,387)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,223 companies were dissolved in Kent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 30.8% 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) Kent UK 2012 2,223 67,576 2011 3,213 90,986 % change -30.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,535) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 724 764 735 Closed companies in 2011 1,274 934 1,005 % change -43.2% -18.2% -27% Record Year 2011 (1,274) 2010 (992) 2009 (2,339)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Kent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 2,231 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kent UK 2012 2,231 63,915 2011 820 25,405 Record Year 2007 (2,917) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kent when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 662 696 873 Net growth in 2011 -133 371 582 Record Year 2012 (662) 2007 (772) 2007 (1,721)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Kent formed 3.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kent 2012 3.4% 2011 3.5% 2010 3.6% 2009 3.8% 2008 3.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (4.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 3.5% 3.3% 3.4% UK formation share in 2011 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% % change 4.2% -4.3% -5.2% Record Year 1971 (4.3%) 1976 (4.6%) 1997 (4.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kent was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Kent 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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.62% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.49% PROPERTY 2.37% KENT 1.31% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 1.29% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 1.15% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 1.03% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SEU 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.95% BUSINESS 1.73% J 0.88% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.87% LONDON 1.66% BUILDING 0.83% J 1.54% (KENT) 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.75% GLOBAL 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.71% IT 1.40% LONDON 0.71% CARE 1.34% M 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.65% M 1.27% IT 0.64% BUILDING 1.24% INVEST 0.62% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% S 1.20% MEDIA 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 7,592 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 1,937 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,247 35,233 7499 - Non-trading company 940 9,102 99999 - Dormant Company 885 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 651 19,704 74990 - Non-trading company 638 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 564 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 487 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 417 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 405 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 318 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 289 9,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 269 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 247 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 224 7,154 41100 - Development of building projects 224 4,984 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 223 3,931 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 222 6,934 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 205 3,129
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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