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 08838554 GPS BATTLER LTD 09 Jan 2014 08843170 3 INDIA RESTAURANT LTD 13 Jan 2014 08844919 HARMONY HOUSE LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08852338 SPAORACLE LTD 20 Jan 2014 08860391 L.P.A. JOINERY LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08833815 OPTIMORPH ESTATES LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08836505 HOMO SAPIEN RELIEF LTD 08 Jan 2014 08841910 MD MULTIMEDIA LTD 13 Jan 2014 08852602 SMART FORMS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08830079 DIGITAL EDGE MEDIA LTD 02 Jan 2014 08842523 KENT & SUSSEX WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jan 2014 08843211 PV RENEWABLES LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08845505 SOL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08851597 DPS RESOURCES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08858421 C P L CORP LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08859162 DRYBAGS UK LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08863110 PUCIK LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08864722 TJK CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DIRECT LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08867384 ALBEDO SOLAR LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08867620 GRAVESHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08867864 MILDWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 29 Jan 2014 08872131 LEGION SIN LIMITED 31 Jan 2014 08854451 FRESH CHERRY EVENTS LTD. 21 Jan 2014 08855235 KILBY TIMBER LTD 21 Jan 2014 08836596 WATERCOLOUR TUTORIAL ONLINE LTD 08 Jan 2014
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