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
New Company Registrations
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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) Maidstone UK 2010 211 101,492 2009 211 94,671 % change 0.0% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (232) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 83 61 67 New companies in 2009 74 65 72 % change 12.2% -6.2% -6.9% Record Year 2003 (88) 2002 (86) 2003 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Maidstone UK 2010 161 87,705 2009 226 159,401 % change -28.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 32 64 65 Closed companies in 2009 41 68 117 % change -22.0% -5.9% -44% Record Year 2003 (54) 2008 (142) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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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) Maidstone UK 2010 50 13,787 2009 -15 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2010 51 -3 2 Net growth in 2009 33 -3 -45 Record Year 2010 (51) 2002 (55) 2002 (61)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.3% -14.8% -10.8% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1961 (0.7%) 1966 (1.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.41% CONSULTING 4.99% KENT 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% TRAINING 0.89% TRADING 2.04% MEDIA 0.89% ASSOCIATES 2.01% ASSOCIATES 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% BUILDING 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% BUSINESS 1.80% CLEANING 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% HOLDINGS 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% (KENT) 0.59% LONDON 1.59% TRADING 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% J 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IT 0.52% CARE 1.44% BUSINESS 0.52% J 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HOUSE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.42% CONSULTANTS 0.45% IT 1.35% MARKETING 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% LONDON 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% MAINTENANCE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.45% M 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% HOMES 0.45% S 1.24%
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 324 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 154 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 13,161 99999 - Dormant Company 33 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 31 21,484 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 7,767 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 25 13,408 74990 - Non-trading company 23 7,649 9305 - Other service activities 19 9,454 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 7,634 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 5,716 43210 - Electrical installation 14 2,747 5530 - Restaurants 13 5,181 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,183 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 2,962 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 3,631
Recent Companies
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