Kent

Q3 2012 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 (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)KentUK
    20123,727118,868
    20113,846114,512
    % change-3.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (4,038) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121,2691,2271,231
    New companies in 20111,2751,2311,340
    % change-0.5%-0.3%-8.1%
    Record Year2010 (1,416)2011 (1,231)2003 (1,718)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)KentUK
    20122,43574,772
    20112,47172,230
    % change-1.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (4,019) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012840901694
    Closed companies in 2011818831822
    % change2.7%8.4%-16%
    Record Year2002 (1,081)2008 (1,877)2009 (2,073)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)KentUK
    20121,29244,096
    20111,37542,282
    Record Year 2003 (2,360) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012429326537
    Net growth in 2011457400518
    Record Year2008 (955)1999 (533)2003 (1,216)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20123.1%
    20113.4%
    20103.7%
    20093.9%
    20083.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (3.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20123.1%3.2%3.1%
    UK formation share in 20113.4%3.2%3.4%
    % change-10.6%0.5%-9.1%
    Record Year2010 (4.2%)1970 (4.6%)2000 (5.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.63%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.38%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.89%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    KENT1.28%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSTRUCTION1.24%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.23%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES1.20%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    J0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.89%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUILDING0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SEU0.84%MEDIA1.68%
    BUSINESS0.83%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%J1.55%
    TRADING0.80%GLOBAL1.54%
    LONDON0.75%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%IT1.43%
    (KENT)0.72%PROPERTIES1.34%
    IT0.69%CARE1.32%
    M0.67%M1.27%
    S0.66%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.66%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CARE0.63%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.60%S1.17%
    MEDIA0.60%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied7,611228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,69350,446
    99999 - Dormant Company1,33037,912
    74990 - Non-trading company1,02713,641
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management96128,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities72921,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified58620,742
    7487 - Other business activities57316,361
    7499 - Non-trading company4393,416
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified42414,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities36111,950
    41100 - Development of building projects3547,545
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified3396,008
    86900 - Other human health activities2907,550
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets2844,568
    43210 - Electrical installation2735,151
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing2384,705
    98000 - Residents property management2044,205
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2036,519
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation2023,880

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08130659 SESSI LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08131434 WE PLAY LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08136188 SOACHA LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138244 SAFE PRESCRIBE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138604 M.A.S GENERAL BUSINESS LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08139108 DL DORMANT 5 LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08139865 BARNFIELD WOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08146052 INSIDE PROCUREMENT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148706 JMO CATERING SERVICES LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149399 20:20 HEALING ARTS CENTRE LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08149850 PAVILION PETTS WOOD LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08158019 RSG1000 LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08161137 O.D.A. - OPTIMUM DERMA ACIDITATE LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08162261 FRESHLI LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08131020 K. KAUR. M LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135111 MIKE HARRISON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD. 09 Jul 2012
    08136986 INFOTIL SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08126919 FOREST COURT (PURLEY) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08134075 360 TEACHING RECRUITMENT LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08138926 CITI PARTNERS BUSINESS ADVISERS LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08143376 SPORTS TOTS LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08150112 VIPERBANE LTD. 19 Jul 2012
    OC376612 MCCARTHY OWEN LLP 03 Jul 2012
    08127175 MEDIA MOJO LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130529 RESPONSE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012