Maidstone, Kent
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 260 companies were registered in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Maidstone UK 2013 260 132,684 2012 230 118,868 % change 13.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (260) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 102 79 79 New companies in 2012 62 68 100 % change 64.5% 16.2% -21.0% Record Year 2013 (102) 2002 (86) 2012 (100)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Maidstone UK 2013 168 86,170 2012 169 75,908 % change -0.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 58 52 58 Closed companies in 2012 62 63 44 % change -6.5% -17.5% 32% Record Year 2012 (62) 2008 (142) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 92 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Maidstone UK 2013 92 46,514 2012 61 42,960 Record Year 2007 (103) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 44 27 21 Net growth in 2012 0 5 56 Record Year 2010 (51) 2002 (55) 2002 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Maidstone 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% % change 47.2% 6.6% -30.7% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1985 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 2005 when 36.1% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.66% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.75% KENT 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.53% SOLAR 1.11% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTY 0.80% DESIGN 1.78% (KENT) 0.74% BUSINESS 1.74% MAIDSTONE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MEDIA 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BUILDING 0.68% CARE 1.64% J 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUSINESS 0.68% GLOBAL 1.59% PROPERTIES 0.55% J 1.54% TRANSPORT 0.55% MEDIA 1.54% DESIGN 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% SUPPORT 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% ENERGY 0.49% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% M 1.25% FINANCIAL 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% COMMERCIAL 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% TRADING 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRAINING 0.43% TRAINING 1.15%
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 404 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 127 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 95 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 70 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 34,970 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 17,715 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 26,675 41100 - Development of building projects 30 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 7,590 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 25 9,203 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 7,531 98000 - Residents property management 19 4,680 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 8,475 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 5,437 43210 - Electrical installation 18 5,724 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,382 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,516 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 3,929 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,576
Recent Companies
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