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
    09468153 THE DE LA CRUZ CO. LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09477317 BOD SQUAD LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09484991 CHEF HANS LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09494524 KENT CLEAR LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496447 SPINNAKER HOMES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09496471 FALCON REALTY LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09500794 ADAM LETTS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09507601 CARE FOR YOUR HAIR LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09513327 CHEFS TREATS LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09464647 MORGAN THACKER LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09473955 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS4OSCAR LIMITED LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09497449 SHEPHERDS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09504867 MEDWAY CEPN C.I.C. 23 Mar 2015
    09506740 DEBBIE ANDREWS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09509747 MID KENT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514443 MAY .WU LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09465163 THE TAURUSIAN LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09484905 LYSTER GRILLET & HARDING LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487040 ADCITY UK LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09497145 HILIGHTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497207 ADR DRIVERS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09499179 HH MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09513093 IMAGE TINT LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09464495 APPODIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09471090 TAMBOOKIE LTD 04 Mar 2015