Kent
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 3,727 companies were registered in Kent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Kent UK 2012 3,727 118,868 2011 3,846 114,512 % change -3.1% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (4,038) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 1,269 1,227 1,231 New companies in 2011 1,275 1,231 1,340 % change -0.5% -0.3% -8.1% Record Year 2010 (1,416) 2011 (1,231) 2003 (1,718)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 2,435 companies were dissolved in Kent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Kent UK 2012 2,435 74,772 2011 2,471 72,230 % change -1.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (4,019) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 840 901 694 Closed companies in 2011 818 831 822 % change 2.7% 8.4% -16% Record Year 2002 (1,081) 2008 (1,877) 2009 (2,073)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Kent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 1,292 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Kent UK 2012 1,292 44,096 2011 1,375 42,282 Record Year 2003 (2,360) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 429 326 537 Net growth in 2011 457 400 518 Record Year 2008 (955) 1999 (533) 2003 (1,216)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Kent formed 3.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Kent 2012 3.1% 2011 3.4% 2010 3.7% 2009 3.9% 2008 3.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (3.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% UK formation share in 2011 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% % change -10.6% 0.5% -9.1% Record Year 2010 (4.2%) 1970 (4.6%) 2000 (5.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Kent was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Kent in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.63% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.38% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.89% CONSULTANCY 3.29% KENT 1.28% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSTRUCTION 1.24% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.23% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 1.20% ASSOCIATES 1.83% J 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.95% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.89% BUSINESS 1.72% BUILDING 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SEU 0.84% MEDIA 1.68% BUSINESS 0.83% LONDON 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.81% J 1.55% TRADING 0.80% GLOBAL 1.54% LONDON 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.47% INVESTMENTS 0.75% IT 1.43% (KENT) 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.34% IT 0.69% CARE 1.32% M 0.67% M 1.27% S 0.66% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CARE 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.60% S 1.17% MEDIA 0.60% SECURITY 1.16%
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 7,611 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,693 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 1,330 37,912 74990 - Non-trading company 1,027 13,641 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 961 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 729 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 586 20,742 7487 - Other business activities 573 16,361 7499 - Non-trading company 439 3,416 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 424 14,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 361 11,950 41100 - Development of building projects 354 7,545 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 339 6,008 86900 - Other human health activities 290 7,550 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 284 4,568 43210 - Electrical installation 273 5,151 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 238 4,705 98000 - Residents property management 204 4,205 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 203 6,519 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 202 3,880
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