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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07134317 BRILLIANT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07128223 CROSIER SALES & MARKETING LIMITED 18 Jan 2010 07127795 THE SEAFARER RESTAURANT LTD 17 Jan 2010 07123596 KATTEX LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07122040 SIMMCON LTD 11 Jan 2010 07139075 A CRYSTAL MEMORY LTD 28 Jan 2010 07137771 INNSPIIRE 27 Jan 2010 07134889 PJ HARDING ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 25 Jan 2010 07131368 IPC WORLD CONVEYANCING PARTNERS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07131140 GENERAL BIOFUELS UK LTD 20 Jan 2010 07128346 ROYELA DESIGN SERVICES LTD 18 Jan 2010 07128189 CONCEPT CAPITAL CONTRACTORS LTD 18 Jan 2010 07123799 PORT MEDWAY MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07123032 LGBUSINESS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07120980 SYDNEYSIDER LIMITED 09 Jan 2010 07119436 STROOD MARINA LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07118580 DGS DIRECT LTD 07 Jan 2010 07117602 NAVTRONICS UK LTD 06 Jan 2010 07116423 H D T ENGINEERING LTD 05 Jan 2010 07140963 AZO PRINT LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07140957 DWIGHT LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07137418 K.N.J. ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2010 07133270 GOED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07133216 D G PLUCK LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07118457 ASOON BUILDING & DEMOLITION LTD 07 Jan 2010
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