Maidstone, Kent

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 211 companies were registered in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MaidstoneUK
    2010211101,492
    200921194,671
    % change0.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (232) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010836167
    New companies in 2009746572
    % change12.2%-6.2%-6.9%
    Record Year2003 (88)2002 (86)2003 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MaidstoneUK
    201016187,705
    2009226159,401
    % change-28.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010326465
    Closed companies in 20094168117
    % change-22.0%-5.9%-44%
    Record Year2003 (54)2008 (142)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Maidstone during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MaidstoneUK
    20105013,787
    2009-15-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201051-32
    Net growth in 200933-3-45
    Record Year2010 (51)2002 (55)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Maidstone
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.3%-14.8%-10.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1961 (0.7%)1966 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    32.8% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.41%CONSULTING4.99%
    KENT1.26%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRAINING0.89%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA0.89%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%BUSINESS1.80%
    CLEANING0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    HOLDINGS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (KENT)0.59%LONDON1.59%
    TRADING0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    J0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IT0.52%CARE1.44%
    BUSINESS0.52%J1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOUSE0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%IT1.35%
    MARKETING0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    LONDON0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.45%M1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HOMES0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied324202,902
    7487 - Other business activities15469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7025,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3613,161
    99999 - Dormant Company3314,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3121,484
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified307,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,940
    7499 - Non-trading company2513,408
    74990 - Non-trading company237,649
    9305 - Other service activities199,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering177,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities178,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    43210 - Electrical installation142,747
    5530 - Restaurants135,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis112,962
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate113,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07351508 ALLSEASON CATERING LTD. 20 Aug 2010
    07344333 ERNA LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342644 CLEAN SWEEP CLEANING SERVICES LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07336332 MOSS ADMISTRATIVE SERVICES LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334647 RIGHTMARK CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334220 FIRESTARTER MEDIA LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07357996 INTERFUSE MEDIA UK LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357314 LUCYLU MEDIA LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07355826 FOURFRONT TELECOM LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353985 DOLLZ NZ LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07347300 DANIELSON COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07343062 OVEN WIZARDS (KENT) LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07335676 HATSLIFEUK LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07361241 CLAY QUAY LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07354161 JDC DECORATION & RENOVATIONS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07349828 LYNNE SHERIDAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348817 TERENCE ALFORD LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346775 SPK ADVISORY LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343763 MONAN ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342311 OLIVER JAMES CONTRACTS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342199 YOUR HOMELY LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07350030 FT (2010) LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07334149 ARUNDEL JONES ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07354008 CAPE VERDE WEDDINGS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353363 HACK IT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010