Maidstone, Kent
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 217 companies were registered in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Maidstone UK 2011 217 114,512 2010 211 101,492 % change 2.8% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (232) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 78 67 72 New companies in 2010 83 61 67 % change -6.0% 9.8% 7.5% Record Year 2003 (88) 2002 (86) 2003 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Maidstone UK 2011 133 72,230 2010 161 87,705 % change -17.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 48 40 45 Closed companies in 2010 32 64 65 % change 50.0% -37.5% -31% Record Year 2003 (54) 2008 (142) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 84 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Maidstone UK 2011 84 42,282 2010 50 13,787 Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 30 27 27 Net growth in 2010 51 -3 2 Record Year 2010 (51) 2002 (55) 2002 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Maidstone 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -14.0% -7.6% -2.9% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1961 (0.7%) 1966 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.3% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.50% CONSULTING 5.11% KENT 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 0.93% PROPERTY 2.41% ASSOCIATES 0.86% TRADING 2.06% TRAINING 0.72% DESIGN 1.94% ENGINEERING 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTING 0.72% BUSINESS 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONTRACTORS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.74% HOME 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CLEANING 0.57% LONDON 1.63% MEDIA 0.57% J 1.47% DESIGN 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% M 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADING 0.50% CARE 1.42% ENERGY 0.50% IT 1.38% ENTERPRISES 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% CENTRE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% BUSINESS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% FARM 0.43% M 1.25% CONSULTANTS 0.43% ENERGY 1.22% GREEN 0.43% TRAINING 1.21% HOLDINGS 0.43% S 1.21%
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 353 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 151 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 29,245 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 10,018 99999 - Dormant Company 37 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 24 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 21 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 20 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 6,321 41100 - Development of building projects 16 3,697 86900 - Other human health activities 15 4,019 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,551 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,137 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,064 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,798 5552 - Catering 13 2,363 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07728550 NOIRCAT LTD 03 Aug 2011 07730417 SPIRIT HAIRSTYLING LTD 05 Aug 2011 07743573 LALL BRAY PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 17 Aug 2011 07747292 HOME & GARDEN DECOR LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 07747657 L.H.S INSTALLATIONS LTD 22 Aug 2011 07750876 EFM TECH LTD 24 Aug 2011 07741965 ST LUKE'S MAIDSTONE 16 Aug 2011 07742561 BJF ORGANISATION LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07726804 EMERALD BRANDING LTD 02 Aug 2011 07740598 BIRCH AND SONS LTD 15 Aug 2011 07745210 PV ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LIMITED 18 Aug 2011 07747564 ACCURATE STEEL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 07747586 EYE FOCUS (UK) LTD 22 Aug 2011 07749330 UK SILVER SURFER LIMITED 23 Aug 2011 07741324 IPM (M&E) SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07740895 NO MORE PAYMENTS LTD 15 Aug 2011 07742662 INSTINCTIVE SPORTS LTD 16 Aug 2011 07748879 SWEET ROOFING LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 07754317 TACPRO DS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07737769 QUADRILATERALS LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07725115 FGC ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07730045 LENHAM UK LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07735340 YURTWOOD LTD 10 Aug 2011 07747848 INTEGRA MUSIC MEDIA AND EDUCATION LTD 22 Aug 2011 07758182 V2CIG LTD 31 Aug 2011
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