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Rochester, Kent

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Rochester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochesterUK
    2011132114,512
    2010106101,492
    % change24.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011433851
    New companies in 2010333340
    % change30.3%15.2%27.5%
    Record Year2011 (43)2011 (38)2009 (52)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochesterUK
    20118072,230
    20109587,705
    % change-15.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011292031
    Closed companies in 2010294521
    % change0.0%-55.6%48%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (60)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Rochester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RochesterUK
    20115242,282
    20101113,787
    Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011141820
    Net growth in 20104-1219
    Record Year2008 (38)2002 (23)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Rochester
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.3%-3.1%15.1%
    Record Year1974 (0.2%)1977 (0.3%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Rochester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KENT1.19%CONSULTING5.11%
    BUILDING1.07%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING0.95%TRADING2.06%
    ROCHESTER0.83%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SCAFFOLDING0.71%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRAINING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.60%ENGINEERING1.74%
    D0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.60%LONDON1.63%
    SOUTH0.60%J1.47%
    EAST0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    SCHOOL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONTRACTS0.48%CARE1.42%
    C0.48%IT1.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    J0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CLIFFE0.48%M1.25%
    CO0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    BEAUTY0.48%TRAINING1.21%
    STROOD0.48%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied236204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4229,245
    9305 - Other service activities2710,525
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2318,281
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,032
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing92,545
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,234
    43210 - Electrical installation82,938
    7414 - Business & management consultancy814,755
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,798
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale72,087
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,018
    68310 - Real estate agencies71,824

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07691439 MERESTONE CONSULTING (UK) LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694120 ALDCOPE BUILDING SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695902 CONSTELLATION HILL LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07699251 MEDWAY ACCOUNTANCY AND BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700792 NB CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701133 ANGELS PAINTERS AND DECORATORS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703852 FLARECONSULT LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07705370 MAMBO FRESH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 14 Jul 2011
    07706429 LSS SCAFFOLDING AND RIGGING LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07718489 FLABAGASTED LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07723175 JTM.ZIM LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07693621 BECKFORD & SONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695100 SNAZZ ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696120 GOLD PLATING GUILD LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07700447 ANR PROJECTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701087 GBZI UK & IRELAND LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07701207 C P SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07708718 PARMA DESIGNS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07709041 STROOD FOOD & WINE LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07709506 QUINTINUM LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07709997 MR M POWER LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07713225 J H FABRICATIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07720817 ESTUARY ENGINEERING LTD 28 Jul 2011
    OC366471 CLIPSPACE LLP 13 Jul 2011
    07703294 DAVID BOYLE CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jul 2011