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
New Company Registrations
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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) Maidstone UK 2015 290 161,156 2014 296 150,722 % change -2.0% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (413) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 92 88 110 New companies in 2014 85 92 119 % change 8.2% -4.3% -7.6% Record Year 2013 (98) 2012 (97) 2007 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Maidstone UK 2015 185 89,523 2014 146 82,370 % change 26.7% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (223) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 46 70 69 Closed companies in 2014 56 46 44 % change -17.9% 52.2% 57% Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (107) 2009 (116)
Net Company Growth
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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) Maidstone UK 2015 105 71,633 2014 150 68,352 Record Year 2007 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 46 18 41 Net growth in 2014 29 46 75 Record Year 2003 (50) 2012 (52) 2007 (192)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 6.1% -11.9% -15.7% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1998 (0.3%) 2007 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.43% CONSULTING 5.23% PROPERTY 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.21% PROPERTY 2.72% KENT 1.10% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% TRANSPORT 1.10% CARE 2.13% DEVELOPMENTS 0.88% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 0.88% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% TRADING 1.88% J 0.83% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARE 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% ROOFING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.55% CO., 1.58% D 0.50% J 1.55% HOLDINGS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.50% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% (KENT) 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% SOLAR 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.50% BUILDING 1.31% PLUMBING 0.44% IT 1.30% MAIDSTONE 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% PROJECTS 0.44% M 1.27%
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 468 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 105 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 64 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 34 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 34 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,080 70100 - Activities of head offices 26 4,223 35110 - Production of electricity 26 2,602 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 24 7,797 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 43210 - Electrical installation 22 6,139 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,355 98000 - Residents property management 19 5,308 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 6,052 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,862 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 5,331 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 8,607
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09373809 DS SECURITY (KENT) LTD 05 Jan 2015 09374808 CASSANDRA CLEANING LTD 06 Jan 2015 09382537 ARAH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09401341 LOSBLAKE LTD 22 Jan 2015 09414707 EDWARDS TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 09374281 VIL TRANS LTD 05 Jan 2015 09381830 ELLWOOD COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09382282 TGHC PROPERTY LTD 09 Jan 2015 09384785 COLLEGE PHARMACY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09385881 DRIVE MW LTD 13 Jan 2015 09388018 ANA REMEDIALS LTD 14 Jan 2015 09390757 CLOGHER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09394092 GABELHOUSE SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015 09415603 AIREFIBRE LTD 31 Jan 2015 09371784 DIAMOND DISTRIBUTION KENT LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09391332 CARE RESOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09394015 BRIGHT SPARKS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015 09394924 AMPTECT LTD 19 Jan 2015 09400164 AAS TILING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09400838 T M DRIVING LTD 22 Jan 2015 09405754 BARE BONES GYM LTD 26 Jan 2015 09410982 LAW ROOFING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09411407 SIBUS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09374364 WOMEN WORK WONDERS LTD 05 Jan 2015 09380803 M & BM LTD 09 Jan 2015
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