Rochester, Kent

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)RochesterUK
    201097105,137
    200911691,034
    % change-16.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (164) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010323233
    New companies in 2009363149
    % change-11.1%3.2%-32.7%
    Record Year2008 (43)2007 (52)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RochesterUK
    20109182,677
    2009105108,060
    % change-13.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010253135
    Closed companies in 2009201867
    % change25.0%72.2%-48%
    Record Year2006 (34)2008 (38)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RochesterUK
    2010622,460
    200911-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201071-2
    Net growth in 20091613-18
    Record Year2008 (24)2006 (38)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-17.5%-11.7%-44.0%
    Record Year1978 (0.2%)1971 (0.5%)1981 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.66%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    (KENT)1.28%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    KENT1.02%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.02%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.89%TRADING1.93%
    MEDWAY0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    SECURITY0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    INTERNATIONAL0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUILDING0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONTRACTS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ROCHESTER0.64%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONTRACTORS0.64%J1.48%
    DESIGN0.64%LONDON1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    S0.64%GROUP1.37%
    BUSINESS0.51%GLOBAL1.35%
    FORCE0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    LONDON0.51%CARE1.33%
    D0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.51%M1.28%
    CARE0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CAR0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied265228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6974,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3026,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering239,325
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,948
    7499 - Non-trading company1815,398
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    43210 - Electrical installation113,163
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    7260 - Other computer related activities910,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management914,007
    8042 - Adult and other education82,041
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    5540 - Bars82,070
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,540
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,143
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,729
    4545 - Other building completion73,346
    4533 - Plumbing71,848

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209714 ERNEST AND CROMWELL ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07202851 CARNALEA LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07185437 LUCIAN PROPERTIES (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07184593 FIELD STAFF CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183523 AARONS FOOD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07174321 BULDY LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07210373 ALPHACOVE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07208805 CALEB TANG LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07200222 MORICH TRAVEL AND SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07195866 SGF WHOLESALE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195288 SHOVE UTILITIES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07192588 CARING CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES & ACTIVITY CENTRE LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07192479 THE ALLOY WHEEL COMPANY (KENT) LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07188875 R.J.B. LIGHTING PROJECTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07186731 LEXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07183285 TANGY TWIST LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07180306 ZORZO INTERIORS LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07173634 PAO DESIGNS LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07205557 FLASHPOINT WEB DESIGN LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07199931 LEL STAGING. LTD. 23 Mar 2010
    07189113 JORDAN PRINT SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07187760 PERFECT ACCOUNTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07182157 THE PEOPLE CARE TEAM LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07181121 CLEAR THE AIR LEV TESTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07176883 KMN TILING AND LANDSCAPING LIMITED 03 Mar 2010