Maidstone, Kent

Q1 2014 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 296 companies were registered in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidstoneUK
    2014296150,722
    2013284134,802
    % change4.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20148592119
    New companies in 2013989492
    % change-13.3%-2.1%29.3%
    Record Year2013 (98)2012 (97)2007 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidstoneUK
    201414682,370
    201322377,914
    % change-34.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (223) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014564644
    Closed companies in 20137710739
    % change-27.3%-57.0%13%
    Record Year2013 (77)2013 (107)2009 (116)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Maidstone during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 150 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidstoneUK
    201415068,352
    20136156,888
    Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014294675
    Net growth in 201321-1353
    Record Year2003 (50)2012 (52)2007 (192)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Maidstone
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-18.8%-9.6%7.9%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1998 (0.3%)2007 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 2005 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KENT1.76%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.21%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    SOLAR1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%LONDON1.88%
    BUILDING0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.79%CARE1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    MAIDSTONE0.67%DESIGN1.75%
    CARE0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    (KENT)0.67%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRANSPORT0.61%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.61%GLOBAL1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDIA0.48%MEDIA1.48%
    CO0.48%IT1.33%
    DESIGN0.48%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PROJECT0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.42%M1.21%
    R0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    EVENTS0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied441280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12856,411
    99999 - Dormant Company11347,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6937,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6626,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3827,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3518,491
    86900 - Other human health activities3210,273
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified288,155
    41100 - Development of building projects279,855
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,135
    56302 - Public houses and bars245,732
    70100 - Activities of head offices234,019
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet209,358
    56101 - Licensed restaurants207,965
    98000 - Residents property management204,832
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified195,876
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,813
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation174,866

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08840599 P C FREEMAN LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842554 SILVA SWEEPS LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08852178 VAN MONSTER LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854337 ITECH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08867309 HARBOURLAND 1956 LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08829948 BG MCK ENTERPRISE LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08836505 HOMO SAPIEN RELIEF LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08841706 COMMUNITY CAPITAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08860814 AERIAL PRO MEDIA LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08870772 AAS SYSTEMS LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08839528 PCP FOODS LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08839553 H & F SPORTS LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08843211 PV RENEWABLES LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08846249 GREENGATE SOLAR LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08848790 QUILLS SOLICITORS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08850149 EAALS LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08851597 DPS RESOURCES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08852749 SPICER FINANCIAL LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08860121 ECOSUN LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08863110 PUCIK LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08867620 GRAVESHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08872131 LEGION SIN LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08847928 FAIRWEATHER PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08860105 HOMEFIELD HOUSE LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08831965 VOLVO CAR PARTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014