Rochester, Kent

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rochester when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Rochester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RochesterUK
    2014176143,414
    2013156132,684
    % change12.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (176) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rochester when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014654566
    New companies in 2013515352
    % change27.5%-15.1%26.9%
    Record Year2014 (65)2013 (53)2014 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Rochester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RochesterUK
    2014114101,670
    201311386,170
    % change0.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rochester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014423339
    Closed companies in 2013382748
    % change10.5%22.2%-19%
    Record Year2014 (42)2008 (60)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Rochester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 62 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RochesterUK
    20146241,744
    20134346,514
    Record Year 2014 (62) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014231227
    Net growth in 201313264
    Record Year2008 (38)2013 (26)2012 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Rochester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Rochester
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.8%-19.1%16.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)2002 (0.1%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rochester was in 2013 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

    28.2% of all director appointments in Rochester in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUILDING1.37%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.18%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    KENT1.00%PROPERTY2.62%
    ENGINEERING0.91%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.82%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTING0.73%LONDON1.95%
    J0.73%CARE1.94%
    CARE0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    RAIL0.64%DESIGN1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MAINTENANCE0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    SCAFFOLDING0.55%J1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROJECT0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRADING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    IT0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SUPPORT0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%CO.,1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.46%IT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied351278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company6548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3557,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2729,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2628,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,890
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    43210 - Electrical installation155,922
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,914
    93130 - Fitness facilities141,603
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified128,501
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,335
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified126,045
    56302 - Public houses and bars116,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1010,361
    71129 - Other engineering activities105,930
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09162858 KJ DAVIE CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09170663 RONALDO & SON LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09179014 INSPIRE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09181145 COBWELL SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181911 D J WOOD & FAMILY LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09181962 LINCHPIN BOOKS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09185625 DMCCARTNEY LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09188428 SYNERGY LASER SYSTEMS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09157953 STUDIO LA GARE LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09158118 EMPOWER FACTORING LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09166023 BLUE SQUARE RESOURCES LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09167070 THE GLORIOUS DAMBA LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09169961 TEHILL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09178952 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SALES TRANSFORMATION LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09183065 PINNACLE CONTRACTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09188442 MEDWAY PRACTICES ALLIANCE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190153 IJONES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191408 GLAXIS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09194929 PURUSOLVE LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09162617 A&C PROPERTY AND POOL MAINTENANCE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165074 CHURCH STREET 1969 LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09181717 NDS BODYWORKS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09183009 ISABELLA INVESTMENTS LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09183027 MASTERCARE EUROPE LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09195549 ORMEROD PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Aug 2014