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Maidstone, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidstone when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidstoneUK
    2011231116,391
    2010243105,137
    % change-4.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20114578108
    New companies in 20105683104
    % change-19.6%-6.0%3.8%
    Record Year2003 (96)2010 (83)2007 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidstoneUK
    201117590,986
    201017982,677
    % change-2.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidstone when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011674365
    Closed companies in 2010525275
    % change28.8%-17.3%-13%
    Record Year2011 (67)2008 (65)2009 (116)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Maidstone during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 56 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidstoneUK
    20115625,405
    20106422,460
    Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-223543
    Net growth in 201043129
    Record Year2003 (50)2007 (51)2007 (192)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Maidstone
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-30.7%-17.3%-0.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.6%)1973 (0.5%)1972 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    32.7% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.53%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ASSOCIATES1.02%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    KENT1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.02%TRADING2.10%
    CLEANING0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    TRAINING0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTY0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.58%MEDIA1.69%
    CONTRACTORS0.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TOWERGATE0.51%LONDON1.60%
    CENTRE0.51%CARE1.45%
    HOLDINGS0.51%J1.45%
    BUSINESS0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENERGY0.44%IT1.41%
    BUILDING0.44%PROPERTIES1.36%
    M0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    HOUSE0.44%M1.30%
    C0.44%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DESIGN0.44%S1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.44%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    (SOUTH0.36%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied341202,798
    7487 - Other business activities13660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8730,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4410,085
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4016,150
    99999 - Dormant Company3818,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2312,916
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    9305 - Other service activities168,740
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,183
    86900 - Other human health activities134,092
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    5552 - Catering132,128
    43210 - Electrical installation123,172
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,097
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    5530 - Restaurants114,898
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07574827 MOUNTAIN FALLS LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07574464 BEST LABELS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570875 SENTRIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07566858 DOLIFE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07566386 AFTERHOURSHOP LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07559806 TMM ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07548104 KENT AUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    OC362401 N & M HOME FLAVOURS LLP 03 Mar 2011
    07581379 KELSEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07580804 XTREME BUILD LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580259 ASCENT EVENTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07575243 FIBRETOPIA LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07570266 MEDEVENT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07567056 CP SOCIAL WORK LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07558977 WILLSONS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07555251 J MANNELL AIR CONDITIONING LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07549660 ORCHARD PLANT HIRE LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07586538 A.F.L. PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07586418 THE GREENWICH HOTEL LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585922 JEREMY CLARK LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585860 DOUBLE DIAMOND FLOORING LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07557039 TPC ACCOUNTING & SECRETARIAL LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07553729 A P S GAS & HEATING LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07550754 INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548183 JACOB'S MUSIC ROOM LTD 02 Mar 2011