Sittingbourne, Kent
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 149 companies were formed in Sittingbourne. This figure is 19.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Sittingbourne occurred in 2004 when a total of 236 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sittingbourne UK 2011 149 228,735 2010 125 203,749 % change 19.2% 12.3% Record Year 2004 (236) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 81 companies were registered in Sittingbourne during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Sittingbourne UK 2011 81 112,344 2010 54 98,612 % change 50.0% 13.9% Record Year 2006 (101) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 29 23 29 New companies in 2010 16 18 20 % change 81.3% 27.8% 45.0% Record Year 2005 (36) 2006 (31) 2005 (37)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 142 companies were dissolved in Sittingbourne. This figure is 7.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Sittingbourne occurred in 2009 when a total of 266 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sittingbourne UK 2011 142 162,310 2010 153 177,631 % change -7.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (266) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 55 companies were dissolved in Sittingbourne during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Sittingbourne UK 2011 55 71,324 2010 65 94,954 % change -15.4% -24.9% Record Year 2008 (139) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 10 25 20 Closed companies in 2010 21 18 26 % change -52.4% 38.9% -23% Record Year 2009 (28) 2008 (116) 2009 (27)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Sittingbourne increased by 7 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sittingbourne UK 2011 7 66,425 2010 -28 26,118 Record Year 2004 (186) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Sittingbourne during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 26 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Sittingbourne UK 2011 26 41,020 2010 -11 3,658 Record Year 2006 (67) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 19 -2 9 Net growth in 2010 -5 0 -6 Record Year 2005 (26) 2000 (24) 2005 (23)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Sittingbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sittingbourne 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Sittingbourne formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Sittingbourne 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% % change 75.6% 0.7% 28.5% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1968 (0.5%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Sittingbourne was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Sittingbourne in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Sittingbourne was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
30.3% of all director appointments in Sittingbourne in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KENT 2.43% CONSULTING 5.09% SECURITY 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.17% D 1.04% PROPERTY 2.43% T 0.87% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.87% DESIGN 1.94% PUBLISHING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.69% BUSINESS 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% DESIGN 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.69% MEDIA 1.73% MANAGEMENT 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.67% CLEANING 0.69% LONDON 1.60% SERVICE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% TRUST 0.52% J 1.44% HEATING 0.52% CARE 1.44% HOME 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.42% P 0.52% IT 1.39% REPAIRS 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% ENERGY 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% IT 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TECH 0.52% M 1.27% SITTINGBOURNE 0.52% S 1.23% MY 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PROJECT 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 118 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 59 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 30,647 99999 - Dormant Company 12 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 16,419 9999 - Dormant Company 10 20,111 7499 - Non-trading company 9 10,955 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 7,849 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 13,053 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,835 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 5,928 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 10,545 9305 - Other service activities 6 9,063 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 5 10,322 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 5 3,394 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 5 1,465 43210 - Electrical installation 5 3,085 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 4 2,037 4534 - Other building installation 4 2,274 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 4 3,790
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07655944 RED ROCKET DIGITAL LIMITED 02 Jun 2011 07654141 D KEULEMANS DESIGN LTD 01 Jun 2011 07654123 SQUIRREL WOODLAND RURAL INDUSTRIES LTD 01 Jun 2011 07667047 WAINWRIGHT SCOTT LIMITED 13 Jun 2011 07668607 DIAMOND PRINT AND SIGNAGE LTD 14 Jun 2011 07675232 TURNTIDE I.T. SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jun 2011 07676024 SMITHLIN LTD 21 Jun 2011 07684267 PANEL TECH ELECTRICAL LTD 27 Jun 2011 07686628 PINEX LTD 29 Jun 2011 07662190 DARIUSZ FILIPOWSKI LIMITED 08 Jun 2011 07662404 KPL VENTURES LTD 08 Jun 2011 07666621 RUTH MILLIAM LTD 13 Jun 2011 07666707 EYES ON THE FUTURE INT. LTD 13 Jun 2011 07667130 FAVERSHAM CREEK TRUST 13 Jun 2011 07668199 DEFINED COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jun 2011 07671194 RAISING SILVER THEATRE LTD 15 Jun 2011 07672192 COLOUR N CHROME LTD 16 Jun 2011 07675887 KENT PIZZA LTD 21 Jun 2011 07682302 CLAWS AND JAWS LTD 24 Jun 2011 07682442 MICHAZ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jun 2011 07685881 GLITZ LTD 28 Jun 2011 07686504 DONKEY STUD STUDIOS LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07688503 LADY V SONGS LIMITED 30 Jun 2011 07688967 FIGURES PLEASE LTD 30 Jun 2011 07672755 WEST KENT COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY LTD 16 Jun 2011
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