Maidstone, Kent
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Maidstone UK 2014 296 150,722 2013 284 134,802 % change 4.2% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 85 92 119 New companies in 2013 98 94 92 % change -13.3% -2.1% 29.3% Record Year 2013 (98) 2012 (97) 2007 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Maidstone UK 2014 146 82,370 2013 223 77,914 % change -34.5% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (223) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 56 46 44 Closed companies in 2013 77 107 39 % change -27.3% -57.0% 13% Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (107) 2009 (116)
Net Company Growth
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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) Maidstone UK 2014 150 68,352 2013 61 56,888 Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 29 46 75 Net growth in 2013 21 -13 53 Record Year 2003 (50) 2012 (52) 2007 (192)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -18.8% -9.6% 7.9% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2007 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.49% SOLAR 1.03% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.03% TRADING 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% LONDON 1.88% BUILDING 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.79% CARE 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MAIDSTONE 0.67% DESIGN 1.75% CARE 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.71% (KENT) 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.60% TRANSPORT 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.61% GLOBAL 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.54% J 1.48% TRAINING 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.48% MEDIA 1.48% CO 0.48% IT 1.33% DESIGN 0.48% TRANSPORT 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PROJECT 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% M 1.21% R 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% EVENTS 0.42% ELECTRICAL 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 441 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 128 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 113 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 66 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 18,491 86900 - Other human health activities 32 10,273 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 8,155 41100 - Development of building projects 27 9,855 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,135 56302 - Public houses and bars 24 5,732 70100 - Activities of head offices 23 4,019 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 9,358 56101 - Licensed restaurants 20 7,965 98000 - Residents property management 20 4,832 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 19 5,876 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 6,559 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 4,866
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08881595 TENACIOUS CARE LTD 07 Feb 2014 08891941 STERLING CHANCE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08895424 CHIDWICK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Feb 2014 08878767 APOLLO PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08882418 ISLE LANDSCAPERS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08892534 BIM DESIGN & MODELLING LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08902076 BEHOLD THE TURTLE LTD 19 Feb 2014 08905962 DOMINUS & CO LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08908523 UK HOMES LTD 24 Feb 2014 08873560 TOLLBAR HAULAGE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014 08878180 WORLDWIND MUSIC FOUNDATION LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08880049 DAVID JOHN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08880655 MANDALA WINE (UK) LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08882234 P & N RAYNER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08887426 MYSIM2GO LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08888172 COLT RESOURCES LIMITED 12 Feb 2014 08902838 ABW TRANSPORT LTD 19 Feb 2014 08904125 FITNESS EUPHORIA LTD 20 Feb 2014 08911997 WORLDWIND MUSIC RETAIL LIMITED 26 Feb 2014 08879379 FLYING ADVERTS LTD 06 Feb 2014 08892368 HAMILTON CHAMBERS RECRUITMENT LTD 13 Feb 2014 08900808 J M IRELAND LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08903879 EMCCA LIMITED 20 Feb 2014 08904239 HORIZONS SPAN LTD 20 Feb 2014 08914123 FRIESIAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
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