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

  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 (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)MaidstoneUK
    2010243105,137
    200920291,034
    % change20.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20105683104
    New companies in 2009685777
    % change-17.6%45.6%35.1%
    Record Year2003 (96)2010 (83)2007 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    201017982,677
    2009192108,060
    % change-6.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010525275
    Closed companies in 20093640116
    % change44.4%30.0%-35%
    Record Year2006 (62)2008 (65)2009 (116)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    20106422,460
    200910-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201043129
    Net growth in 20093217-39
    Record Year2003 (50)2007 (51)2007 (192)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.6%24.7%12.2%
    Record Year1976 (0.6%)1973 (0.5%)1972 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.55%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    KENT1.16%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTING0.93%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    J0.85%PROPERTY2.50%
    MEDIA0.85%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%TRADING1.93%
    BUILDING0.85%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    FINANCIAL0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    HOLDINGS0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    (KENT)0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%J1.48%
    M0.62%LONDON1.45%
    PROPERTY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%GROUP1.37%
    R0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%CARE1.33%
    IT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SECURITY0.46%M1.28%
    HOMES0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SIMON0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied461228,645
    7487 - Other business activities15374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6626,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4314,007
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified368,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3517,003
    99999 - Dormant Company3413,808
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,948
    74990 - Non-trading company318,149
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering299,325
    7499 - Non-trading company2415,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities2010,331
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,340
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities169,943
    43210 - Electrical installation143,163
    5552 - Catering142,212
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    41100 - Development of building projects124,513
    5530 - Restaurants124,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209882 VIC'S CATERING SUPPLIES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07207117 SMART MOVE SALES AND LETTINGS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07199683 CGPS (COXHEATH) LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07193318 BRADSTOW CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07189081 PREMIERE UK MODELLING LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07184280 ROBERT TUSK LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07182839 THIRSTY BREWER LTD 09 Mar 2010
    OC353570 OUTSET LEGAL LLP 25 Mar 2010
    07209224 PAGEPA LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07204629 DEECUBE LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07201993 GOLDFINCH COVERS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07198219 SLACK MEDIA LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07196164 GREEN BELT SOLAR LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07193779 ANTENATAL ONLINE LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07175087 DRAGAN LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    OC353630 APLOS APPLICATIONS LLP 26 Mar 2010
    07208155 DYNAMIX CERAMIX LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07188539 THE FOX PUBLIC HOUSE LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187371 BROKERSBLOG LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07182734 TOPS PIZZA (MAIDSTONE) LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07181707 ROGERSON PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07204206 ASPHALTE HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07200157 IBOPC LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07183140 MINIGOO FISHERIES UK LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07181444 JSB TECHNOLOGY LTD 08 Mar 2010