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Maidstone, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)MaidstoneUK
    2011217114,512
    2010211101,492
    % change2.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (232) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011786772
    New companies in 2010836167
    % change-6.0%9.8%7.5%
    Record Year2003 (88)2002 (86)2003 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    201113372,230
    201016187,705
    % change-17.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011484045
    Closed companies in 2010326465
    % change50.0%-37.5%-31%
    Record Year2003 (54)2008 (142)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    20118442,282
    20105013,787
    Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011302727
    Net growth in 201051-32
    Record Year2010 (51)2002 (55)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-14.0%-7.6%-2.9%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1961 (0.7%)1966 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING5.11%
    KENT1.14%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.07%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%TRADING2.06%
    TRAINING0.72%DESIGN1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.72%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTING0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONTRACTORS0.64%ENGINEERING1.74%
    HOME0.57%MEDIA1.72%
    J0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CLEANING0.57%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.57%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.50%CARE1.42%
    ENERGY0.50%IT1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    CENTRE0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUSINESS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FARM0.43%M1.25%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    GREEN0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    HOLDINGS0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied353204,493
    7487 - Other business activities15165,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8429,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4010,018
    99999 - Dormant Company3718,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3515,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,755
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    9305 - Other service activities2110,525
    7499 - Non-trading company2011,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering196,321
    41100 - Development of building projects163,697
    86900 - Other human health activities154,019
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    74990 - Non-trading company148,064
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,798
    5552 - Catering132,363
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07764395 DB PROPERTY RENTALS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07768823 RUMWOOD GREEN FARM LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07774507 TDV DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07787088 WARBIRDSPHOTOS LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07788395 WILLOWDELL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 27 Sep 2011
    OC368345 ABLE GREEN ENERGY LLP 23 Sep 2011
    07789868 MYSON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07767894 A J TOWBAR & COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07766006 THE RONDOS ACADEMY LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07772272 KILHILE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07774583 C TOMLIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07781025 ALYSIUM-TECH LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782883 MUNG CHI LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07783451 OPTIMISE SOLAR INCOME LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787289 NERTAZ LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07788548 BK FACT SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07779733 SOLMCO LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07783993 THE SWAN BRASSERIE LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07785359 SALE-DIRECT LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07786812 VEL LOCUMS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07791911 TOWER HAMLETS CARERS ASSOCIATION LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07793704 LASHINGS BRASSERIE AND BAR LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07762287 BESPOKE GLASS SPLASHBACKS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07768509 EMILY OLIVER INTERIORS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07771944 SPEAKLOTS.COM LIMITED 13 Sep 2011