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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