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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07381613 TURNER MEDICARE LTD 20 Sep 2010 07378870 SUSIEC LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07376104 MONEYSAVER MAGAZINE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07372703 N B CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD 10 Sep 2010 07388521 WEB HOSTING CIS LTD 27 Sep 2010 07383058 ROBERT BRAZIL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07382563 GLEBA LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07372153 COLD CASE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07365125 C NEWSON BOOK-KEEPING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07364895 PETRO VECTOR LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07363271 NAURE LTD 02 Sep 2010 OC358265 SIMMS DIGITAL LLP 29 Sep 2010 07389545 PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07386973 GAS SAFE ONLINE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010 07386546 CANTIUM FINANCIAL LTD 24 Sep 2010 07370242 HIGH SIGHT SURVEYS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07369249 PIM ITALIAN RESTAURANT LTD 08 Sep 2010 07364502 BRAVE SPARK MEDIA LTD 03 Sep 2010 OC357956 GYSP LLP 16 Sep 2010 07389443 HAROLD RADFORD COACHBUILDERS (LONDON) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389360 HF 12 LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07374135 LANYARD CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07370703 PTS RESOURCES LTD 09 Sep 2010 07367274 GREENER POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07362505 FORWARD THINKING MUSIC MARKETING LTD 01 Sep 2010
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