Maidstone, Kent
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 275 companies were registered in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 275 131,491 2011 231 116,391 % change 19.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 76 97 102 New companies in 2011 45 78 108 % change 68.9% 24.4% -5.6% Record Year 2003 (96) 2012 (97) 2007 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 139 67,576 2011 175 90,987 % change -20.6% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 41 45 53 Closed companies in 2011 67 43 65 % change -38.8% 4.7% -18% Record Year 2011 (67) 2008 (65) 2009 (116)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 136 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 136 63,915 2011 56 25,404 Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Maidstone when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 35 52 49 Net growth in 2011 -22 35 43 Record Year 2003 (50) 2012 (52) 2007 (192)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidstone 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 44.8% 6.3% -11.6% Record Year 1976 (0.6%) 1973 (0.5%) 1972 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.34% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% KENT 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.00% TRADING 2.07% J 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DEVELOPMENTS 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PEGASUS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (KENT) 0.60% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% J 1.54% MAIDSTONE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONTRACTORS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% CARE 0.53% IT 1.40% S 0.53% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% WINDOWS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.47% M 1.27% BAR 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% ENGINEERING 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% TRADING 0.47% S 1.20% GREEN 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 381 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 122 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 101 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 12,113 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,984 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,931 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 86900 - Other human health activities 16 5,066 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 5,169 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 3,439 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573
Recent Companies
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