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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rochester UK 2011 99 116,391 2010 97 105,137 % change 2.1% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (164) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 32 20 47 New companies in 2010 32 32 33 % change 0.0% -37.5% 42.4% Record Year 2008 (43) 2007 (52) 2007 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochester UK 2011 97 90,986 2010 91 82,677 % change 6.6% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 37 30 30 Closed companies in 2010 25 31 35 % change 48.0% -3.2% -14% Record Year 2011 (37) 2008 (38) 2009 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochester UK 2011 2 25,405 2010 6 22,460 Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -5 -10 17 Net growth in 2010 7 1 -2 Record Year 2008 (24) 2006 (38) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.8% -45.0% 35.9% Record Year 1978 (0.2%) 1971 (0.5%) 1981 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTING 5.04% TRADING 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.97% TRAINING 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.16% BUILDING 1.06% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 1.06% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% KENT 1.06% ASSOCIATES 1.92% K 0.93% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% SAFETY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SOUTH 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% S 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.61% GARLAND 0.66% LONDON 1.60% ELECTRICAL 0.66% CARE 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.53% J 1.45% EAST 0.53% GLOBAL 1.44% (KENT) 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PLANT 0.53% IT 1.41% B 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% L 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENT 0.53% M 1.30% EVENTS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.28% NO. 0.53% S 1.24% DESIGN 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CONTRACTORS 0.40% SYSTEMS 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 227 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 67 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 21 18,336 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,316 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,172 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,246 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,740 8042 - Adult and other education 10 2,097 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,086 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 12,916 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 2,707 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,788 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,789 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 8 16,150 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,996 68310 - Real estate agencies 7 1,890
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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