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Rochester, Kent

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochester when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 99 companies were registered in Rochester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochesterUK
    201199116,391
    201097105,137
    % change2.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (164) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011322047
    New companies in 2010323233
    % change0.0%-37.5%42.4%
    Record Year2008 (43)2007 (52)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochesterUK
    20119790,986
    20109182,677
    % change6.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rochester when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011373030
    Closed companies in 2010253135
    % change48.0%-3.2%-14%
    Record Year2011 (37)2008 (38)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Rochester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 2 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RochesterUK
    2011225,405
    2010622,460
    Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-5-1017
    Net growth in 201071-2
    Record Year2008 (24)2006 (38)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Rochester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Rochester
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.8%-45.0%35.9%
    Record Year1978 (0.2%)1971 (0.5%)1981 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.9% of all director appointments in Rochester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTING5.04%
    TRADING1.19%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRAINING1.19%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUILDING1.06%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.06%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%DESIGN1.93%
    KENT1.06%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    K0.93%BUSINESS1.87%
    BUSINESS0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    SAFETY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOUTH0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    S0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    GARLAND0.66%LONDON1.60%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%CARE1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%J1.45%
    EAST0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    (KENT)0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PLANT0.53%IT1.41%
    B0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    L0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENT0.53%M1.30%
    EVENTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    NO.0.53%S1.24%
    DESIGN0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONTRACTORS0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5030,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,316
    43210 - Electrical installation143,172
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,246
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    8042 - Adult and other education102,097
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,086
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,916
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing92,707
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities87,789
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management816,150
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    68310 - Real estate agencies71,890

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07542849 CONCRETE CUTTING UNITED LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07522133 BONHELM LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07520359 S READ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07517155 STAYWHITE TRADE LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516751 GIBBS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07511751 STANIMIR ALEKSIEV LTD 01 Feb 2011
    OC361564 MRS RESIDENTIAL SALES LLP 07 Feb 2011
    07544673 MORGAN HOWELLS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543518 CRYSTAL CLEAR CLEANING SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07539407 CLAYMERE BUSINESS ADVISORS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537507 QK KEBAB LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07523244 SHERWELL AND PETHER LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07519071 LAT DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518900 KEEPERS TAX LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07518864 CONTINENTAL TRADE PERSONNEL LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07515093 MJ CONTRACTORS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07530978 UNI APP LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526038 HD FLOORING SOUTH EAST LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07516105 CLIFFE WOOD ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514969 CPT DAVE'S ERECTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011