Rochester, Kent

Q3 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 (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)RochesterUK
    2010106101,492
    200912594,671
    % change-15.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (125) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010333340
    New companies in 2009393452
    % change-15.4%-2.9%-23.1%
    Record Year2008 (43)2006 (37)2009 (52)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RochesterUK
    20109587,705
    2009128159,401
    % change-25.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010294521
    Closed companies in 2009263963
    % change11.5%15.4%-67%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (60)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RochesterUK
    20101113,787
    2009-3-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20104-1219
    Net growth in 200913-5-11
    Record Year2008 (38)2002 (23)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-21.3%-11.9%-26.2%
    Record Year1974 (0.2%)1977 (0.3%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (KENT)1.08%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRADING1.08%CONSULTING4.99%
    BUILDING1.08%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    KENT1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%TRADING2.04%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    K0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDWAY0.81%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTY0.81%MEDIA1.75%
    B0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRAINING0.68%LONDON1.59%
    MARINE0.68%ENGINEERING1.59%
    S0.68%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GARLAND0.68%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%J1.44%
    DESIGN0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUSINESS0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    NO.0.54%IT1.35%
    CONTRACTORS0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.54%BUILDING1.32%
    DIRECT0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ROCHESTER0.54%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%SYSTEMS1.26%
    G0.54%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied244202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    99999 - Dormant Company1514,072
    43210 - Electrical installation122,747
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1114,940
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing112,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified107,767
    8042 - Adult and other education102,267
    5540 - Bars92,208
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified91,768
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,440
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    4534 - Other building installation72,623
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management613,161

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07357419 HOO CARES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354119 CUV SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07348994 MARALLE LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07344862 STREETWORKS TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344325 S READ CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07340544 AR-HARD LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07337322 POWERTECH INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07333661 IAGT (2010) LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07360425 GEEKSTICALS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07357650 LONGMEADOW LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07355950 RIVERVIEW TECHNICAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355108 GF CARGOS & MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352805 MISHA BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07349515 INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07345103 JAP-POWR LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344846 SIMPSONS REMOVALS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07336507 TERRY DAY LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07335084 MOCO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332656 TOTAL MACHINING SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07353827 SMOKE & MIRRORS TATTOO TRANSFERS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353683 LUXURY EYEWEAR LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07345494 GRAHAM STEVENS LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07341350 PARADYNE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339965 CARR ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07359755 THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST 27 Aug 2010