Maidstone, Kent

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 2015 when 30.3% of all directors were female.

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 2015)

    A total of 290 companies were registered in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidstoneUK
    2015290161,156
    2014296150,722
    % change-2.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20159288110
    New companies in 20148592119
    % change8.2%-4.3%-7.6%
    Record Year2013 (98)2012 (97)2007 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Maidstone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidstoneUK
    201518589,523
    201414682,370
    % change26.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (223) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015467069
    Closed companies in 2014564644
    % change-17.9%52.2%57%
    Record Year2013 (77)2013 (107)2009 (116)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Maidstone during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 105 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidstoneUK
    201510571,633
    201415068,352
    Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015461841
    Net growth in 2014294675
    Record Year2003 (50)2012 (52)2007 (192)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Maidstone formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Maidstone
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change6.1%-11.9%-15.7%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1998 (0.3%)2007 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Maidstone was in 2015 when 30.3% of all directors were female.

    30.3% of all director appointments in Maidstone in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTING5.23%
    PROPERTY1.43%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.43%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.21%PROPERTY2.72%
    KENT1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRANSPORT1.10%CARE2.13%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.88%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%TRADING1.88%
    J0.83%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CARE0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    ROOFING0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.55%CO.,1.58%
    D0.50%J1.55%
    HOLDINGS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (KENT)0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    SOLAR0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    PLUMBING0.44%IT1.30%
    MAIDSTONE0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    PROJECTS0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied468288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company10549,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8343,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6429,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5730,825
    86900 - Other human health activities3413,990
    41100 - Development of building projects3411,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified309,080
    70100 - Activities of head offices264,223
    35110 - Production of electricity262,602
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings247,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    43210 - Electrical installation226,139
    56302 - Public houses and bars226,355
    98000 - Residents property management195,308
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing196,052
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,862
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation185,331
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands188,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416456 TA54 LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09424926 CASTLE HARBOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09454316 TSF SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09417670 TEXO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09424263 DENYS & FIELDING LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09446556 MERIT PROFESSIONALS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09451974 AIR SMILE LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09459851 BOSS RACING LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09460295 SNAGFREE FINISHING LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09460369 WERO TRANSPORT LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09425415 TIKK TOKK (INTERNATIONAL) LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09429475 JAMES CAMPBELL HEATING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09434162 S.E. PLANT MANAGEMENT & CONTROL SYSTEMS LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09442172 RNLAMPAYAN LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09444573 BETTERBODYONLINE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445656 DC CABLING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09451772 NEXIO RACING LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09453004 NONSTOP BUILDING LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09457329 ROUTE 1 (DEAL) LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09461561 PATHFINDER PRIVATE HIRE LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09419159 SASSYLASH LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419279 SASSYLASH DOLLS LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09432481 B & R ROOFING LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09424999 JLR FACILITIES LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09436222 NJB CONSULTANCY (KENT) LIMITED 12 Feb 2015