Maidstone, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 243 companies were registered in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 20.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Maidstone UK 2010 243 105,137 2009 202 91,034 % change 20.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 56 83 104 New companies in 2009 68 57 77 % change -17.6% 45.6% 35.1% Record Year 2003 (96) 2010 (83) 2007 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 179 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Maidstone UK 2010 179 82,677 2009 192 108,060 % change -6.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 52 52 75 Closed companies in 2009 36 40 116 % change 44.4% 30.0% -35% Record Year 2006 (62) 2008 (65) 2009 (116)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 64 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Maidstone UK 2010 64 22,460 2009 10 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 4 31 29 Net growth in 2009 32 17 -39 Record Year 2003 (50) 2007 (51) 2007 (192)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Maidstone 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -23.6% 24.7% 12.2% Record Year 1976 (0.6%) 1973 (0.5%) 1972 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.55% MANAGEMENT 5.01% KENT 1.16% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 0.93% CONSULTANCY 2.87% J 0.85% PROPERTY 2.50% MEDIA 0.85% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.85% TRADING 1.93% BUILDING 0.85% DESIGN 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% FINANCIAL 0.77% MEDIA 1.84% HOLDINGS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% (KENT) 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% S 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.70% J 1.48% M 0.62% LONDON 1.45% PROPERTY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% GROUP 1.37% R 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.46% CARE 1.33% IT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.46% M 1.28% HOMES 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% SIMON 0.46% S 1.23%
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 461 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 153 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 14,007 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 8,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 17,003 99999 - Dormant Company 34 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 32 19,948 74990 - Non-trading company 31 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 29 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 24 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 9,943 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,163 5552 - Catering 14 2,212 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,513 5530 - Restaurants 12 4,798
Recent Companies
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