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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rochester UK 2011 132 114,512 2010 106 101,492 % change 24.5% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (132) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 43 38 51 New companies in 2010 33 33 40 % change 30.3% 15.2% 27.5% Record Year 2011 (43) 2011 (38) 2009 (52)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rochester UK 2011 80 72,230 2010 95 87,705 % change -15.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 29 20 31 Closed companies in 2010 29 45 21 % change 0.0% -55.6% 48% Record Year 2007 (32) 2008 (60) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rochester UK 2011 52 42,282 2010 11 13,787 Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 14 18 20 Net growth in 2010 4 -12 19 Record Year 2008 (38) 2002 (23) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 19.3% -3.1% 15.1% Record Year 1974 (0.2%) 1977 (0.3%) 1969 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 1.19% CONSULTING 5.11% BUILDING 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTING 0.95% TRADING 2.06% ROCHESTER 0.83% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SCAFFOLDING 0.71% BUSINESS 1.82% TRAINING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRADING 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.74% D 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.60% LONDON 1.63% SOUTH 0.60% J 1.47% EAST 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% SCHOOL 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONTRACTS 0.48% CARE 1.42% C 0.48% IT 1.38% ELECTRICAL 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% DESIGN 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% J 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CLIFFE 0.48% M 1.25% CO 0.48% ENERGY 1.22% BEAUTY 0.48% TRAINING 1.21% STROOD 0.48% S 1.21%
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 236 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 75 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 29,245 9305 - Other service activities 27 10,525 9999 - Dormant Company 24 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 23 18,281 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,321 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,137 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,032 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,551 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 2,545 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,234 43210 - Electrical installation 8 2,938 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 14,755 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,798 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 7 2,087 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,018 68310 - Real estate agencies 7 1,824
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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