Maidstone, Kent
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 483 companies were formed in Maidstone. This figure is 5.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Maidstone occurred in 2007 when a total of 650 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Maidstone UK 2012 483 253,150 2011 456 228,735 % change 5.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (650) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 208 companies were registered in Maidstone during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 208 121,659 2011 225 112,344 % change -7.6% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (237) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 73 73 62 New companies in 2011 65 88 72 % change 12.3% -17.0% -13.9% Record Year 2007 (86) 2011 (88) 2004 (97)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 277 companies were dissolved in Maidstone. This figure is 10.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Maidstone occurred in 2009 when a total of 549 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Maidstone UK 2012 277 147,793 2011 311 162,310 % change -10.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (549) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 138 80,218 2011 136 71,324 % change 1.5% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (357) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 55 39 44 Closed companies in 2011 51 53 32 % change 7.8% -26.4% 38% Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (179) 2010 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Maidstone increased by 206 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Maidstone UK 2012 206 105,357 2011 145 66,425 Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 70 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Maidstone UK 2012 70 41,441 2011 89 41,020 Record Year 2003 (158) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 18 34 18 Net growth in 2011 14 35 40 Record Year 1997 (74) 2003 (54) 2004 (62)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Maidstone 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Maidstone 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -5.5% -27.3% -8.0% Record Year 1978 (0.6%) 1982 (0.5%) 1966 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Maidstone was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.38% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.28% J 1.10% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.03% TRADING 2.10% PEGASUS 0.83% DESIGN 1.89% DEVELOPMENTS 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% MEDIA 0.69% BUSINESS 1.70% BUSINESS 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.62% LONDON 1.68% CONTRACTORS 0.62% J 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.51% CARE 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.48% MAIDSTONE 0.55% IT 1.42% (KENT) 0.55% CARE 1.31% S 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.55% M 1.26% SOUTH 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.23% BAR 0.48% BUILDING 1.23% MAINTENANCE 0.41% SECURITY 1.19% TRAINING 0.41% S 1.18% MARKETING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 431 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 113 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 100 35,447 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 14,220 99999 - Dormant Company 46 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 15,280 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,271 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 10,978 41100 - Development of building projects 19 5,149 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,706 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 4,091 9305 - Other service activities 16 7,926 86900 - Other human health activities 16 5,222 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 4,644 7499 - Non-trading company 14 8,023 9999 - Dormant Company 13 16,469 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,356 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 3,818 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 11 2,921
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