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
    08166348 ZOOM RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166400 MX TEK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08171572 1ST BED APARTMENTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174006 BULLACE SYSTEMS LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08174906 MARSHALL STREET CAPITAL LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08181603 FLAGSHIP ANALYSTS LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08183794 MADETSUM LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08183862 PORTAPOW LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08184532 HYBRID CAPITAL (BETA) LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08190370 CBS (CORNWALL) LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08195965 L M EDWARDS CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08196602 WOODNOOK LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08197552 CHRISTOPHER HARROLD LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08167548 POLISHED PERSONNEL LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08173254 EDWARDS DOCUMENT CONSULTING LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08180401 STRAWBERRY MOO LTD. 15 Aug 2012
    08182576 IMMUTABLE LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08180175 S14 VIP LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08184672 KESTON CAKE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08165674 HARDING PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167489 ROBUST ROOFING LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08170671 KPC CS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    OC377495 RED DOOR CREATIVE LLP 07 Aug 2012
    08172040 SCOTT PR SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172344 INITI8 PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012