Rochester, Kent

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Rochester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochesterUK
    2013161134,802
    2012180131,491
    % change-10.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013535058
    New companies in 2012726048
    % change-26.4%-16.7%20.8%
    Record Year2012 (72)2012 (60)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 81.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochesterUK
    201311677,914
    20126467,576
    % change81.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (116) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Rochester when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013483335
    Closed companies in 2012261325
    % change84.6%153.8%40%
    Record Year2013 (48)2008 (38)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Rochester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RochesterUK
    20134556,888
    201211663,915
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201351723
    Net growth in 2012464723
    Record Year2012 (46)2012 (47)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Rochester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Rochester
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.0%-17.3%25.0%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)1987 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 56.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 26.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 2008 when 33.7% of all directors were female.

    24.4% of all director appointments in Rochester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    KENT0.91%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRAINING0.81%PROPERTY2.44%
    J0.70%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.70%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    ROCHESTER0.60%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    LEISURE0.60%LONDON1.72%
    PIN0.60%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (KENT)0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BUILDING0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    H0.50%GLOBAL1.57%
    M0.50%J1.56%
    D0.50%CARE1.46%
    EXPRESS0.50%IT1.43%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PROPERTY0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DESIGN0.50%M1.25%
    CARE0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MARKETING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    JAMES0.50%TRAINING1.17%
    BUSINESS0.50%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied307249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company4643,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4154,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3223,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3032,624
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified266,954
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1824,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,664
    43210 - Electrical installation125,625
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1116,448
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,591
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,062
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings105,372
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,145
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands95,629
    41100 - Development of building projects98,637
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,684
    74990 - Non-trading company814,129
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427567 LEEMAX ENTERPRISES LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429784 ACADEMIC HONOURS LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08434617 HIGHLY FAVOURED LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435575 CANDYKINK.COM LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436210 S. E. FLETCHER CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08436554 AURORA SHIPTRADE LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08444334 MAR INVEST LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08454984 LINA POVILON UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455005 J D POWELL UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455028 DANIEL MCKENZIE-COSSOU LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08455069 BOBBY MCKOY LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08455072 RL OPTICAL LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455089 JAMES MCKIERNAN UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455668 ROSELYNE PHILOCLES UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456748 PRAYERS LIBRARY LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456938 E WALTERS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08429766 JLS COURIERS LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08434074 YUVRAJ SIMRAN LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    OC383414 FULLERTON & FULLERTON ASSOCIATES LLP 15 Mar 2013
    08447577 PROJECTORZ LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08458628 PHOENIX PROTECTION LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08463647 LAZEE INTERIORS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08438110 FRONTLINE TRIPPLE "T" INVESTMENT LTD. 11 Mar 2013
    08440884 CARING IS US LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08458700 BEHIND THE FORCE LTD. 22 Mar 2013