Maidstone, Kent
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidstone when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 271 companies were registered in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Maidstone UK 2014 271 143,414 2013 260 132,684 % change 4.2% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (271) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 92 84 95 New companies in 2013 102 79 79 % change -9.8% 6.3% 20.3% Record Year 2013 (102) 2002 (86) 2012 (100)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 215 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Maidstone UK 2014 215 101,670 2013 168 86,170 % change 28.0% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Maidstone when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 72 55 88 Closed companies in 2013 58 52 58 % change 24.1% 5.8% 52% Record Year 2014 (72) 2008 (142) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Maidstone during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 56 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Maidstone UK 2014 56 41,744 2013 92 46,514 Record Year 2007 (103) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 20 29 7 Net growth in 2013 44 27 21 Record Year 2010 (51) 2002 (55) 2002 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Maidstone 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -18.0% 1.4% 10.3% Record Year 1992 (0.3%) 1989 (0.4%) 1985 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 2005 when 36.1% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.31% CONSULTING 5.17% KENT 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.62% PROPERTY 0.96% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% TRANSPORT 0.91% TRADING 2.00% SOLAR 0.91% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% CARE 1.94% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.76% J 0.74% DESIGN 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CARE 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUILDING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% D 0.57% J 1.53% ROAD 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CREATIVE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PROJECT 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% IT 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% HOMES 0.45% CO., 1.36% DESIGN 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% MAIDSTONE 0.45% BUILDING 1.30% CO 0.45% IT 1.30% BUSINESS 0.40% M 1.23%
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 429 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 120 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 106 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 28,224 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 18,890 86900 - Other human health activities 33 11,807 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 8,501 41100 - Development of building projects 28 10,604 35110 - Production of electricity 22 2,374 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,056 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 7,151 98000 - Residents property management 21 5,047 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,006 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 8,546 70100 - Activities of head offices 19 4,108 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,795 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,786 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,922
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09202738 LYGON PARTNERS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014 09203279 MASTERFOLD EUROPE LTD 04 Sep 2014 09203354 HOLBROOK PENSIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014 09221037 GEM OF KENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 09226842 TAXTEX LIMITED 19 Sep 2014 09241748 THE BOUTIQUE TENT COMPANY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014 09204816 LI & CO LTD 05 Sep 2014 09206907 BENN BATH MARINE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09207020 CHARLIE RULER MARINE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09207519 R HALL LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09208292 AA ENTERPRISE (UK) LTD 08 Sep 2014 09208816 MORDEN CARE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 09218008 KENTISH PROPERTIES LTD 15 Sep 2014 09222268 CREATIVE EQUINE MARKETING LTD 17 Sep 2014 09224155 BEARSTED FISH BAR LIMITED 18 Sep 2014 09226880 LIMELIGHT CREATIVE LTD 19 Sep 2014 09230960 ROCK SOLID ROOFING LTD 23 Sep 2014 09232470 SPARKS ENTERPRISES LTD 23 Sep 2014 09203654 ISMET & SUZI LIMITED 04 Sep 2014 09217667 OCRAUK LIMITED 15 Sep 2014 09238192 INLAND SOLUTION LIMITED 29 Sep 2014 09240514 GOODING CREATIVE LIMITED 30 Sep 2014 09198527 MYSKA LTD 01 Sep 2014 09229053 AN TYRES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014 09239502 POINT 2 POINT CABLES LTD 29 Sep 2014
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