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.

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 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)MaidstoneUK
    2013260132,684
    2012230118,868
    % change13.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (260) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131027979
    New companies in 20126268100
    % change64.5%16.2%-21.0%
    Record Year2013 (102)2002 (86)2012 (100)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    201316886,170
    201216975,908
    % change-0.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013585258
    Closed companies in 2012626344
    % change-6.5%-17.5%32%
    Record Year2012 (62)2008 (142)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MaidstoneUK
    20139246,514
    20126142,960
    Record Year 2007 (103) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013442721
    Net growth in 20120556
    Record Year2010 (51)2002 (55)2002 (61)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.3%
    % change47.2%6.6%-30.7%
    Record Year1992 (0.3%)1989 (0.4%)1985 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.66%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.35%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    KENT1.35%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%PROPERTY2.53%
    SOLAR1.11%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.80%DESIGN1.78%
    (KENT)0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    MAIDSTONE0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MEDIA0.68%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUILDING0.68%CARE1.64%
    J0.68%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.68%GLOBAL1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.55%J1.54%
    TRANSPORT0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    DESIGN0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SUPPORT0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENERGY0.49%IT1.39%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%M1.25%
    FINANCIAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    COMMERCIAL0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    TRADING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRAINING0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied404260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12754,854
    99999 - Dormant Company9546,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7025,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6034,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3917,715
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3626,675
    41100 - Development of building projects309,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified267,590
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,228
    86900 - Other human health activities259,203
    56101 - Licensed restaurants217,531
    98000 - Residents property management194,680
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet188,475
    56302 - Public houses and bars185,437
    43210 - Electrical installation185,724
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,382
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,516
    70100 - Activities of head offices133,929
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08637146 CAREFREE ACTIVE LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08637393 CLICK2BUYLEDS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08637481 GAMES INDUSTRY JOBS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08645112 GONGA LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08650989 J HOLLICK'S COACHING LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08655514 KENT COMMUNITY EVENTS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08667877 THE BRAND ZONE LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08669297 UNION TROPHIES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670110 WEAVERING HOME I.T. LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08636222 PRO-SIGN INSTALL LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08636903 FCF CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641387 FELKERS & BRO LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642932 IOW MEDIA SALES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649321 SUNNYSKY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08658819 BRT PROPERTIES (KENT) LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08637435 PARTICON BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643557 JAVELIN SOLAR LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08643819 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORTS SPECIALISTS NO. 1 LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08647328 MW TRAVEL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08649229 LUKA STEEL LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08656710 R JONES ONBOARDING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08667362 PLAY MOUNTAIN LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08638200 DCL NETWORKS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08640092 LEE ASPHALT LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08636045 BET 1 ON 1 LIMITED 02 Aug 2013