Rochester, Kent
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 106 companies were registered in Rochester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Rochester UK 2010 106 101,492 2009 125 94,671 % change -15.2% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (125) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 33 33 40 New companies in 2009 39 34 52 % change -15.4% -2.9% -23.1% Record Year 2008 (43) 2006 (37) 2009 (52)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Rochester UK 2010 95 87,705 2009 128 159,401 % change -25.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 29 45 21 Closed companies in 2009 26 39 63 % change 11.5% 15.4% -67% Record Year 2007 (32) 2008 (60) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Rochester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 11 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Rochester UK 2010 11 13,787 2009 -3 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 4 -12 19 Net growth in 2009 13 -5 -11 Record Year 2008 (38) 2002 (23) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Rochester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Rochester 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -21.3% -11.9% -26.2% Record Year 1974 (0.2%) 1977 (0.3%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Rochester in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (KENT) 1.08% MANAGEMENT 5.06% TRADING 1.08% CONSULTING 4.99% BUILDING 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.12% KENT 1.08% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 1.08% TRADING 2.04% ELECTRICAL 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% K 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MEDWAY 0.81% BUSINESS 1.80% PROPERTY 0.81% MEDIA 1.75% B 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRAINING 0.68% LONDON 1.59% MARINE 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.59% S 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GARLAND 0.68% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.68% J 1.44% DESIGN 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BUSINESS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% NO. 0.54% IT 1.35% CONTRACTORS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% FINANCIAL 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% DIRECT 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ROCHESTER 0.54% M 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.26% G 0.54% S 1.24%
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 244 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 77 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 26 21,484 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 7,634 7499 - Non-trading company 19 13,408 99999 - Dormant Company 15 14,072 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,747 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 14,940 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 2,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,767 8042 - Adult and other education 10 2,267 5540 - Bars 9 2,208 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 1,768 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,440 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 6,460 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,623 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 6 13,161
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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