Rochester, Kent
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 97 companies were registered in Rochester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 16.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochester UK 2010 97 105,137 2009 116 91,034 % change -16.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (164) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 32 32 33 New companies in 2009 36 31 49 % change -11.1% 3.2% -32.7% Record Year 2008 (43) 2007 (52) 2007 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochester UK 2010 91 82,677 2009 105 108,060 % change -13.3% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 31 35 Closed companies in 2009 20 18 67 % change 25.0% 72.2% -48% Record Year 2006 (34) 2008 (38) 2009 (67)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Rochester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 6 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochester UK 2010 6 22,460 2009 11 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 7 1 -2 Net growth in 2009 16 13 -18 Record Year 2008 (24) 2006 (38) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Rochester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Rochester 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -17.5% -11.7% -44.0% Record Year 1978 (0.2%) 1971 (0.5%) 1981 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Rochester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ELECTRICAL 1.66% MANAGEMENT 5.01% (KENT) 1.28% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.28% CONSULTANCY 2.87% KENT 1.02% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 1.02% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTING 0.89% TRADING 1.93% MEDWAY 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% SECURITY 0.77% MEDIA 1.84% INTERNATIONAL 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% BUILDING 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONTRACTS 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ROCHESTER 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONTRACTORS 0.64% J 1.48% DESIGN 0.64% LONDON 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.45% S 0.64% GROUP 1.37% BUSINESS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.35% FORCE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% INVESTMENTS 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% LONDON 0.51% CARE 1.33% D 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.51% M 1.28% CARE 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% CAR 0.51% S 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 265 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 69 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 9,325 9999 - Dormant Company 20 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 18 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 13 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 17,003 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,163 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,154 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 14,007 8042 - Adult and other education 8 2,041 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 5540 - Bars 8 2,070 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,540 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,143 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,729 4545 - Other building completion 7 3,346 4533 - Plumbing 7 1,848
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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