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
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