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
New Company Registrations
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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) Maidstone UK 2011 231 116,391 2010 243 105,137 % change -4.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 45 78 108 New companies in 2010 56 83 104 % change -19.6% -6.0% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (96) 2010 (83) 2007 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Maidstone UK 2011 175 90,986 2010 179 82,677 % change -2.2% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 67 43 65 Closed companies in 2010 52 52 75 % change 28.8% -17.3% -13% Record Year 2011 (67) 2008 (65) 2009 (116)
Net Company Growth
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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) Maidstone UK 2011 56 25,405 2010 64 22,460 Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -22 35 43 Net growth in 2010 4 31 29 Record Year 2003 (50) 2007 (51) 2007 (192)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -30.7% -17.3% -0.9% Record Year 1976 (0.6%) 1973 (0.5%) 1972 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.53% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.97% ASSOCIATES 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.16% KENT 1.02% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTING 1.02% TRADING 2.10% CLEANING 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% TRAINING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTY 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% CONTRACTORS 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.61% TOWERGATE 0.51% LONDON 1.60% CENTRE 0.51% CARE 1.45% HOLDINGS 0.51% J 1.45% BUSINESS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENERGY 0.44% IT 1.41% BUILDING 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.36% M 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% HOUSE 0.44% M 1.30% C 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.28% DESIGN 0.44% S 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% (SOUTH 0.36% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 341 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 136 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 87 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 10,085 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 38 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 27 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 12,916 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,740 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,695 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,183 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,092 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,996 5552 - Catering 13 2,128 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,172 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,097 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,789 5530 - Restaurants 11 4,898 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,788
Recent Companies
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